St. Vincent - Strange Mercy (2011)

Tracklist

01. Chloe in the Afternoon
02. Cruel
03. Cheerleader
04. Surgeon
05. Northern Lights
06. Strange Mercy
07. Neutered Fruit
08. Champagne Year
09. Dilettante
10. Hysterical Strength
11. Year of the Tiger


St. Vincent, the nom-de-stage of "playful chanteuse [and] fearsome shredder" (NY Times) Annie Clark, releases her second album for 4AD, Strange Mercy. The record's 11 tracks showcase Clark's gift for fusing the cerebral and the visceral, her melodically elegant arrangements packing hefty emotional punches. Clark reunited with producer John Congleton and recorded the album in her hometown of Dallas, TX. Strange Mercy finds St. Vincent redefining the idea of the guitar hero, utilizing the instrument as a pointillist artist might wield a brush.

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