No, that's not an offer. I'm already spoken for thank you very much.
Rather my trawl of the deeper recesses of my hard drive has come up with a copy of Marry Me the 2007 debut album by St. Vincent another one that I didn't know I had.
I didn't know until now that she had been a member of The Polyphonic Spree but when you hear some of her songs it's not hard to imagine. Also you can see why David Byrne picked her as a co-pilot.
This is because she is a bit quirky. I'm still not sure if she is quirky in a good way (a la Bjork) or in a bad way (a la any number of acts) It may take a few listens before I decide whether she graduates to the shelves.
Views anyone?
St. Vincent -Landmines
St. Vincent - What Me Worry
The La Blogotheque Take Away Show version of'Paris is Burning' was the song that originally turned me on to St Vincent in 2007. She played a stripped back version of 'Marry Me' in the same session. For my personal tastes she's quirky in a good way and it's Bjork who has ventured a little too far out at times.
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Good way.
ReplyDeleteDespite having Wiki at our eternal disposal, for some reason I always thought Annie was Canadian and, therefore, had some sort of connection to Broken Social Scene. Never knew she was from Oklahoma or a member of Polyphonic Spree. You learn something new every day...
ReplyDeleteI'm still undecided too. Sometimes I think good, sometimes I think eh?
ReplyDeleteDidn't know she was a member of the Polyphonic Spree either.
She's sometimes very good. last 2 albums weren't great. Strange Mercy is excellent IMO
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