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

HardTI · Post by **HardTI** » Fri February 28, 2014 2:32 am

Love this album and love her performances on Colbert. What a talent she is.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Fri February 28, 2014 4:46 am

Holy shit what an amazing performance.

Iholdthepain · Post by **Iholdthepain** » Fri February 28, 2014 5:19 am

Always great live; doesn't always translate to album...

...sometimes, though.

HardTI · Post by **HardTI** » Fri February 28, 2014 2:14 pm

From The Colbert Report
Digital Witnesses
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colber ... l-witness-

Birth in Reverse
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colber ... n-reverse-

Brett · Post by **Brett** » Fri February 28, 2014 3:30 pm

I wish I could get into her most recent stuff, because Actor and Marry Me were both good, but I can't help but be left cold by these new songs. The balance between accessibility and eccentricity has tipped out of skew; the music's too clean and the image, which I think has become more important than the music, is too weird.

Blaine Ryan · Post by **Blaine Ryan** » Sat March 01, 2014 12:00 am

Marry Me - 6.5
Actor - 8.5
Strange Mercy - 9
St. Vincent - 8.5

psychobain · Post by **psychobain** » Tue March 04, 2014 9:53 pm

Brett wrote:I wish I could get into her most recent stuff, because Actor and Marry Me were both good, but I can't help but be left cold by these new songs. The balance between accessibility and eccentricity has tipped out of skew; the music's too clean and the image, which I think has become more important than the music, is too weird.

HardTI · Post by **HardTI** » Thu March 06, 2014 3:30 am

psychobain wrote:
Brett wrote:I wish I could get into her most recent stuff, because Actor and Marry Me were both good, but I can't help but be left cold by these new songs. The balance between accessibility and eccentricity has tipped out of skew; the music's too clean and the image, which I think has become more important than the music, is too weird.

It's nice seeing her artistic side continue to evolve naturally. It doesn't feel as phony as these run of the mill shock pop artists that have come and gone the past decade. I don't know who exactly I'm referencing, but I stand by that.

I'm hearing a lot of Bjork in the newer St Vincent albums and that's never a bad thing.

psychobain · Post by **psychobain** » Thu March 06, 2014 4:06 am

i like both, but i think that her voice sounds better with the old stuff

she has a 30's feeling, check her boardwalk empire song

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Thu March 06, 2014 5:02 am

Her chordal and melodic tendencies are absolutely reminiscent of that era--I think the thing I love most about her music is how effortlessly she combines that antique sensibility with these very distinctly modern arrangements, in a way that seems natural rather than some kitschy attempt at "fusion." The records are sonically explosive but even if you scaled the arrangements way back, the compositions themselves would hold up.

I'll have to check out the track she did for Boardwalk Empire--I absolutely adore the track Elvis Costello did for that show.

psychobain · Post by **psychobain** » Thu March 06, 2014 5:04 am

the song is actually 2:47, but i cant find the full version on youtube

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Thu March 06, 2014 5:13 am

What a joy.

Post by **Alex** » Fri March 07, 2014 3:44 pm

just bought tickets to see this broad in concert tonight. never really listened to her. just so i know where i should stand: what does super nintendo chalmers think of her?

Malloy · Post by **Malloy** » Fri March 07, 2014 4:07 pm

since she was covering the pop group, you should be in the clear

joostone · Post by **joostone** » Mon April 28, 2014 12:31 pm

Does anyone have a decent mp3 for this new 'b-side'?
It sounds killer...

Post by **stip** » Mon April 28, 2014 11:39 pm

I forgot to post that I kind of liked this. It'll get another listen tomorrow

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Tue April 29, 2014 2:43 am

Still liking this a lot. The tracks I keep coming back to are ''Rattlesnake,'' ''Huey Newton,'' ''Bring Me Your Loves,'' and the stunning ''Severed Crossed Fingers.''

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Tue April 29, 2014 2:53 am

Yeah, Rattlesnake is just fantastic.

psychobain · Post by **psychobain** » Wed April 30, 2014 4:13 am

My fav song by her:

Post by **stip** » Wed April 30, 2014 12:47 pm

Kevin Davis wrote:Still liking this a lot. The tracks I keep coming back to are ''Rattlesnake,'' ''Huey Newton,'' ''Bring Me Your Loves,'' and the stunning ''Severed Crossed Fingers.''

Bring me your loves was probably the one I liked the least. The vocal melody felt too much like a gimmick

Red Mosquito

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