St. Vincent - a.k.a. Annie Clark;

It is quite Peej-y to my ears.

― Piedie Gimbel, Thursday, February 29, 2024 7:49 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

way too perfect

with st. vincent's music since the s/t... i think it probably doesn't hold its own next to its influences, all else being equal

except that all else _isn't_ equal. she's always _had_ to be a visual performer. she's a woman who plays rock guitar. the success of a woman in rock is in large part measured by how much her fans want to fuck her.

which is a lot of where my unease about liking her music came from, early on. i remember seeing her in '11 or '12 in the egyptian room with my ex, and my ex complaining about all of the _guys_ there. (my ex had a bit of a misandrist streak.) i didn't want to fuck her. i wanted to _be_ her.

i haven't wanted to be her, or anybody else but me, for a little while now. she's still something of a role model for me. she's queer, femme-presenting, neurodiverse-coded (it's always been in her _choreography_, the way she _moves_. a lot of david byrne in there.) the way she navigates those things, the way she presents herself to an audience...

and the way gender plays into it as well. singing about being a "broken man". some people would think of me as a "broken man" - not a woman, but a _mutilated_ man. a man who's had _irreversible damage_ done to him. is how some people would frame me. i genuinely think that's pretty funny. with st. vincent... well, she's a woman who plays rock guitar. doing that _does_ almost seem inherently gender non-conforming.

I'm getting Muse vibes from the new single. I was hoping for more after the disappointment of the last album, but this does nothing for me.

Kate very much otm

The track sounds totally generic, it’s like a mid-tier Lost Highway soundtrack song.

I'm getting Muse vibes from the new single.

haha can't unhear this

way to put me off even giving it a listen

“Broken Man” is the first thing I’ve heard since “Birth In Reverse” that I’m into - there’s a forward momentum that’s been missing since she went even more art rock/art project. Nice guitars too.

Second single "Flea" out today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E65yRApR9UU

NYT profile:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/arts/music/st-vincent-all-born-screaming.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWW4tFuzxGE

this is decent

reminds me of peter gabriel, u2's "numb"

Ha yeah, the spoken word part is very Numb. This is probably the best of the songs so far, but these are all leaving me cold. Her albums used to feel like such an event and I just don't feel hyped for this new one at all.

she really peaked with 'actor'. anything else i've heard hasn't hit nearly as hard. stunning record.

idk this new material is the most interested i've ever been in her

VMIC in the Criterion Closet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPQG0BKNVqY

Genuine WOW tho at her not being familiar with Ackerman.

Album is fun!

wow this is such a peter gabriel album

lol "violent times" sounds like muse??? but one of their ballads

i don't love it but i think this is my favourite album of hers, it's pretty good. the verse about sophie's death feels awkward and in poor taste though and i see people are already upset about it

i have generally really dug clark's work all the way since actor, not listened to this album yet. pretty stoked

reading this thread i'm like "yes!" "no." "yes!" "no." "ew, man i hope not" "YES!"

ok all the neg shit is about muse tbh

I'm shocked how much I enjoyed this. The singles were not representative at all. Broken Man is still one of my least favourite songs she's done, but overall this is a step up from Daddy's Home despite some clunky lyrics.