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New tour dates have been announced for Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, The Big Pink, Hot Chip, The xx, Passion Pit, Japandroids, St. Vincent, Jay-Z, Neon Indian, and Fiery Furnaces. Full dates after the jump: Continue reading →
Posts Tagged: St. Vincent
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Oct 09
New Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, Thom Yorke, and Killers on ‘New Moon’
The indietastic soundtrack for the upcoming Twilight sequel has leaked, spurring a lot of excitement amongst the blogs. Excitement not misplaced, may I add. I’ve only had a short while with the soundtrack, but it’s definitely a great collection of songs; a NOW That’s What I Call Indie Music of sorts.
On the flip side, some people hate the idea of their favorite bands coming together to score a cheesy vampire romance movie. Get. Over. It. The first soundtrack sold over 2.4 million copies in the US alone and it featured tracks by Iron & Wine, The Black Ghosts, Mute Math, as well as Muse and Paramore. Maybe having our precious indie/alternative music reach the ears of millions of crazed, adolescent girls isn’t ideal, but I still think the more people that are into it, the merrier. And the cherry on top are these songs by Bon Iver & St. Vincent, Grizzly Bear and Beach House’s Victoria Legrand, Thom Yorke, and the Killers: Continue reading →
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Oct 09
The Absolute Best Songs of 2009 (75% of it)
Artwork by the talented and generous Adam Sparpalius.
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Sep 09
St. Vincent – Marrow
The video for St. Vincent’s “Marrow” is one of the great instances when a music video adds to the listener’s appreciation for every moment of a song. The beautiful contrast of Annie Clark’s soft and sensitive yet eerie and bizarre verses with her energetic chorus is displayed perfectly in this music video.
After watching, it will be hard not to picture the middle class family, construction workers, crazy teenagers, and cops jolting back and forth during the chorus. Annie’s control over her followers during the video perfectly shows her grasp of any listener on her wonderful album Actor.
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Sep 09
pmaCAST #18: Post-Labor Day
pmaCAST #18 The “Post-Labor Day” Episode Tracklist Continue reading →
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Aug 09
CLICK HERE TO TRY DRUGS (famous sounding words)
1. TV On The Radio – Read Dress
2. No Age – Eraser
3. St. Vincent – Actor Out of Work
4. Animal Collective – Brothersport
5. Grizzly Bear – Knife
6. Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook
7. Deerhunter – Never Stops
8. Black Kids – I’m Making Eyes At You
9. Hockey – Put The Game Down
10. Royksopp – Happy Up Here
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May 09
St. Vincent – Bicycle
“Bicycle” is dizzy, distant, repetitive – piano and keyboard in a redundant, spiraling whirl, like the spinning of wheels on a bicycle. Annie Clarke’s voice is sweet, haunting, mingled with accordion and drums that echo, and she sings about how love can be like a ghostly encounter (“I blinked, and you were gone”). Listening to this song makes you feel like Annie – followed by a ghost, a deliberate and haunting presence. It’s beautiful, and mesmerizing.
Give it a listen, or two. Continue reading →
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May 09
St. Vincent – Actor Album Review
[rating:55/100]
Disclaimer: I have not listened enough to this album to let it grow on me. If it’s indeed a grower, I apologize for this review. But I don’t think it is.
With the first two singles off of Actor, Annie Clark had me fooled. Both “Actor Out of Work” and “The Strangers” led me to believe that Clark (better known as St. Vincent) would be releasing an indie-pop-rock gem; one with lush orchestration, fuzziness, restrained weirdness, and catchiness galore. I was wrong. And because of internet hype, my assumptions, and mostly Clark’s eleven tracks, Actor turns out to be one of 2009’s most disappointing albums. Continue reading →
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Apr 09
The National And St. Vincent – Sleep All Summer (Crooked Fingers Cover)
[rating:60/100]
St. Vincent has been much-blogged about here lately at PMA, and deservedly so- the first two singles off of her upcoming album, Actor, are both remarkable, memorable tracks. Here, she (Annie Clark) lends her subdued, haunting voice to a cover of “Sleep All Summer,” the Crooked Fingers tune, for Merge’s upcoming 20-year anniversary album (it drops April 7th, with covers from The Shins, Times New Viking, Ted Leo, and more). Continue reading →
