Try to Write You a Love Song - A St. Vincent Thread

[Ello Sailor]

Did you hear any TDS-era NIN in that song, Trag? Particularly the synth choices and the way layers are introduced. Not to mention the crazy levels/mixing.

[epilogue]

She really is. And the way she so thoroughly and convincingly shifts gears and styles and characters from record to record is masterful. It makes it feel like you're discovering and falling head over heals all over again each time. Each album has that new crush feel. It's amazing. And it never feels fake or inauthentic to me.

Definitely not fake or inauthentic, not at all...

Yet she remains a completely impenetrable figure for me. I continue to enjoy aspects of her music without ever feeling like I have any sense of the person underneath.

It's Daft Punk levels of artifice, but without the winking sense of fun.
Or it's Bowie levels of artifice, but without the sense of cultural boundary pushing.

I don't think any of that is unfair. But it doesn't bug me. It pulls me in more. She's pure theater. And I goddamn love theater!

[epilogue]

Did you hear any TDS-era NIN in that song, Trag? Particularly the synth choices and the way layers are introduced. Not to mention the crazy levels/mixing.

First post here after listening to the song:

Annie's in her NIN era and I am fucking HERE FOR IT

[tragabigzanda]

[tragabigzanda]

[epilogue]

She really is. And the way she so thoroughly and convincingly shifts gears and styles and characters from record to record is masterful. It makes it feel like you're discovering and falling head over heals all over again each time. Each album has that new crush feel. It's amazing. And it never feels fake or inauthentic to me.

Definitely not fake or inauthentic, not at all...

Yet she remains a completely impenetrable figure for me. I continue to enjoy aspects of her music without ever feeling like I have any sense of the person underneath.

It's Daft Punk levels of artifice, but without the winking sense of fun.
Or it's Bowie levels of artifice, but without the sense of cultural boundary pushing.

I don't think any of that is unfair. But it doesn't bug me. It pulls me in more. She's pure theater. And I goddamn love theater!

Looking forward to hearing the whole album

Does she have an entire album that connects with you? Or is it always just aspects here and there across the board?

[epilogue]

I do wonder though... how immediate was Bowie's "sense of cultural boundary pushing"? Was that felt in real time or was it ascribed to him later in his career?

[tragabigzanda]

Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb

I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem

[Ello Sailor]

It’s a solid song. I think it’s funny the lengths people will go to identify different sonic touchstones when “NIN” would cover the whole thing.

please try to keep up ello

You can't expect me to read previous pages, surely. It's basically Joe talking to himself between spamming love hearts!

[Chris_H_2]

[dad]

Joe did it first, copycat.

[Strat]

Masseduction was the one that finally won me over. Love that front to back.

Then seeing her live on daddy's home tour - holy shit. One of the best shows I've ever seeen

[epilogue]

Masseduction was the one that finally won me over. Love that front to back.

Then seeing her live on daddy's home tour - holy shit. One of the best shows I've ever seeen

Yeah, man, that Daddy's Home show was unreal.

I didn't jump on board until the self-titled record. Her performance of Bring Me Your Loves on Letterman just destroyed me. Then I went back and did the whole discography. But she doesn't have a bad album, as far as I can tell. I've connected to everything she's put out (to varying degrees, obviously, but none of it is bad). She's a lot like Pearl Jam for me in that regard.

[epilogue]

It’s a solid song. I think it’s funny the lengths people will go to identify different sonic touchstones when “NIN” would cover the whole thing.

please try to keep up ello

You can't expect me to read previous pages, surely. It's basically Joe talking to himself between spamming love hearts!

Let's examine why you hate the heart emoji so much... tell us about it.

[Ello Sailor]

Can we talk about Nine Inch Nails instead?

[epilogue]

There's no NIN emoji, so it'll be way more difficult, but sure!

[Ello Sailor]

Petition to make the official NIN emoji.

[epilogue]

I'll run it up the flagpole and see

[epilogue]

Petition to make the official NIN emoji.

approved

[Buby]

Posting this in case someone needs to listen. Looking at you Trag.