St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
By Joey on January 29, 2012 in mp3blog
This may be old news to many, and many may have already checked it out after seeing St. Vincent pop up in the various top 10 lists, but Annie Clark (e.g. St. Vincent) deserves as much recognition as she can get. She is just that good.
Her third effort, Strange Mercy, is an adventure into the catchy yet surprising, the subtle yet seductive. Clark went to one of those fancy good music schools, and you can tell if you pay attention. Her arrangements reflect originality and skill, the vocal melodies running around the chords in fantastical fashion. To add to her aura of greatness and credibility (at least in my eyes) she makes different arrangements every time she plays live, sometimes taking a small little rockin’ band, and sometimes taking a large orchestra type rockin’ band.
In all honesty, I like the previous album, Actor, better; I feel that it is slightly more cohesive and gets my blood dancing with every single song, but each of her albums, including the more lyrical debut, Marry Me, is a distinct, aural journey, fit for a different mood and meditation.
Check it out, especially if you like artists such as My Brightest Diamond, Cat Power, and other catchy strong female vocalists.
SV is amazing live, we should get her for spring concert. She is also beautiful…
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I liked Actor better too! but Strange Mercy is still awesome.