"Birth In Reverse"
A while back, I posted the pictures I took at the David Byrne / St. Vincent Count Basie show to an album on Facebook. My friend, after taking a look at them, said, "Like 80% of these are of St. Vincent." It's true. I'm a fan of St. Vincent / a.k.a., Annie Clark.
Last week, Clark (or her "people") started posting a few cryptic images to Instagram that had me thinking that maybe these were pieces of a larger image -- maybe a new album cover. Then, today, Clark announced the February 25th release of St. Vincent, her fourth LP. She also made a new St. Vincent track, "Birth In Reverse," available on YouTube and as a free download (well, it will cost you an email address) from her website.
Annie Clark / St. Vincent has been one of my favorite artists over the last few years. I think she's one of the most interesting and innovative guitar players in indie rock right now. Clark doesn't tie herself down to conventional definitions of indie rock or pop. She combines electronica and a lovely voice with some ferocious guitar work to create almost her own sub-genre, but her work remains accessible.
I think this new track illustrates all of that pretty well.
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