Listen: St. Vincent

I don’t know when or why or how I began listening to St. Vincent, but a blessed moment it was. Annie Clark is St. Vincent, and if you haven’t met her quite yet, she is a fabulous and very talented woman.

Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, pretty gal.

I started with her second disc, Actor, which is phenomenal. “The Neighbors” and “The Strangers” are my all time favorite St. Vincent songs, and they come off this album. It’s worth a Pandora or Grooveshark stream, and definitely worth a purchase.

Check out St. Vincent albums here

Her first album is titled Marry Me, which was reported as being named after the Arrested Development story arc when Maeby becomes a movie producer, and uses the catch phrase ‘marry me’ with all the Hollywood execs. If that doesn’t win you over, then you sir are a mouthful.

Her latest album, Strange Mercy is an amazing, creative collection of songs ripe with guitar shreds and sweet tunes. My favorite songs on this album are “Northern Lights” and “Cruel”.

St. V, to my utmost jubilation, is going on tour!!! 2012 is shaping up to be tremendous already. I hope she’s coming to your city.

 ST. VINCENT TOUR DATES 

02-21  Istanbul, Turkey – Salon IKSV
02-22  Rome, Italy – Lanificio 159
02-23  Bologna, Italy – Locomotiv
02-24  Milan, Italy – Tunnel
02-26  Paris, France – Alhambra
02-27  London, England – Shepherd’s Bush Empire
02-28  Brussels, Belgium – Botanique-Rotonde
02-29  Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
03-02  Porto, Portugal – Vodafone Mexe Festival
03-08  Perth, Australia – Rosemount Hotel
03-10  Brisbane, Australia – The Hi-Fi
03-12  Sydney, Australia – Factory Theater
03-14  Melbourne, Australia – The Hi-Fi
03-18  Auckland, New Zealand – The Kings Arms Tavern
03-19  Wellington, New Zealand – San Francisco Bath House
04-14  Indio, CA – Coachella 
04-17 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
04-21 Indio, CA – Coachella
04-24 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
05-03 Providence, RI – Lupo’s
05-05 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
05-07 Pittsburgh, PA – Altar
05-08 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
05-09 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
05-10 Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe at Old National Centre
05-11 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
05-12 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
05-14 Omaha, NE – Slowdown 
05-15 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
05-17 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
05-18 Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree
05-19 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
05-21 Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
05-22 Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre
05-23 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
05-24 Richmond, VA – The National