St. Vincent

St. Vincent “Laughing With A Mouth Full of Blood”

[myspace]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=102692696[/myspace] Look out for Saturday Night Live’s Fred Armisen and Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein in this surprisingly and delightfully funny music video.

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim “Please Don’t” (feat. Santigold)

Star songcraftsman David Byrne, who released a beautiful and underrated album with Brian Eno (Everything That Happens Will Happen Today) in 2008, is readying a release with none other than Fatboy…

The Best Songs of 2009

Artwork by the talented and generous Adam Sarpalius. The final list is here. We have been working on this Absolute (sarcasm) Best Songs of 2009 list all year, updating it…

This Week’s Touring News

Photo by Vince Kmeron 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…

pmaCAST #19: The Indie Melodrama

DOWNLOAD: M4A / iTUNES

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…

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…

pmaCAST #18: Post-Labor Day

DOWNLOAD: MP3 / iTUNES pmaCAST #18 The “Post-Labor Day” Episode Tracklist

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 –…

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…

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…

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,…

The Absolute Best Songs of 2009 (.25 of the way through)

Today is the 91st day of 2009, or (almost) exactly one quarter of the way through 2009. Is it too soon to start thinking of “Best Songs” honors? I don’t…

St. Vincent – Actor Out Of Work

[rating:74/100] Once again, St. Vincent (Annie Clark) shows off her magnificent flair for orchestration and production, as “Actor Out Of Work” is not driven by her voice, but by the…

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →