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Listen to St. Vincent In Concert
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"The Strangers"
"Save Me From What I Want"
"Now, Now"
"Actor out of Work"
"Marry Me"
"OMG"
"The Bed"
"Laughing With a Mouth of Blood"
"Black Rainbow"
"Marrow"
"Just the Same but Brand New"
ENCORE:
"The Party"
"Your Lips are Red"
May 22, 2009 - Annie Clark, who writes and records under the name St. Vincent, has never been a fan of convention. Her 2007 debut, Marry Me, was filled with off-kilter rhythms, strangely melodic electronic arrangements and cryptic narratives. St. Vincent's latest release, a candidate for one of 2009's best albums, is even more surprising and inventive. St. Vincent showcases the album, Actor, in a full concert, recorded live from Washington, D.C. on May 22, 2009.
Annie Clark got her start as a guitarist for The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' touring band. A gifted multi-instrumentalist, she played nearly every instrument on Marry Me. For Actor, Clark plays guitar, bass and keys, with woodwind contributions from Hideaki Aomori (Sufjan Stevens) and Alex Sopp (Bjork, Phillip Glass), and additional rhythm section work by McKenzie Smith and Paul Alexander of Midlake.
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