Strange Mercy - St. Vincent September
Since becoming a latecomer to St. Vincent and her second album 'Actor' in 2010 (it had come out a year earlier) I have spent the last two years coming to terms with my feelings for Annie Clark. What started with a quiet crush listening to 'Laughing with a Mouth of Blood' all last year developed into full blown infatuation after the summertime release of the video for 'Cruel' and falling hopelessly in love after seeing her perform the best live show I saw this year in November.
Strange Mercy has been seen by many as a breakaway from the difficult (but not in a bad way, think Dirty Projectors) feel of 'Actor' and while this is true there is still an abundance of fractured beats embedded in a more natural flow. Like the album art some tracks seem like a desperate, stifled scream while others are seductive and reassuring.
With incredible guitar work and enchanting vocals Annie Clark comes across as someone who knows how good she is at making music and is having a lot of fun pouring her heart out.
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