Strange Mercy

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fantano

On St. VIncent's latest album, singer-songwriter Annie Clark comes together with some pretty bold and experimental flavors.

rollingstone

You rarely know what's coming next in a St. Vincent song - an angelic faux-Forties Hollywood musical chorus, a stumbling tap-dance beat, a searing electronic noise burst. Annie Clark's third LP under the moniker is as busily inventive as ever. But it's also hookier, sexier, more unhinged. The title of "Chloe in the Afternoon" riffs off a […]

pitchfork

On Strange Mercy, Annie Clark ditches Marry Me's naivety and Actor's ostentatious arrangements, boosts the inventive guitar playing, and ends up with her most potent and cathartic release yet.