Thanks for reminding me of all the reasons I generally tend to avoid ILM these days, guys. I really needed that.
― Branwell with an N, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 07:42 (nine years ago) link
You're welcome!
― Οὖτις Δαυ & τηε Κνιγητσ (Phil D.), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 13:48 (nine years ago) link
I am fine with her not following fgti's personal rules.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 14:42 (nine years ago) link
my personal rule is that if you normally save shit for your therapist you should continue
― katherine, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:00 (nine years ago) link
These fucking dumb personal rules are for myself, not for anyone else. I suppose it'd be easier to have same conversation about a more-roundly-despised big box indie act.
@ katherine I've been taught to "save it for therapy" most of my life, but I've found it ultimately more beneficial to maintain a social circle that is comfortable with sharing their anxieties
― turn dog for up (fgti), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:08 (nine years ago) link
I am not talking about St. Vincent specifically, I am talking about the ugliness of when indie-gets-big-business shows, I have literally had this exact conversation with all possible indictable acts, with responses from "I know how you feel, 200-to-400 people is a perfect-sized crowd and I've been eager to dial it back" to "I don't care what the audience wants, full steam ahead".
Generally I've been "I'm OK, you're OK" about small-business, big-business, it's all good, sell tickets play shows. But reading things like Ian Cohen describing small business models as being rooted in "indie defeatism", to this statement which seems to posit that the current-and-future reality for many indie acts ($250-a-show, Motel 6) is something to be overcome, left behind... it is extremely frustrating to read. Like I wrote e-mails to [band] and [band] when they hired lighting techs and/or monitor engineers to say "don't do it" and they did anyway and lost money on those tours.
― turn dog for up (fgti), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:24 (nine years ago) link
i am glad that she is getting paid for what she does and hope that she enjoys every sandwich
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:46 (nine years ago) link
pomplamoose have not made it yet
― It's strange to me too. But we're talking about praxis, man. (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:09 (nine years ago) link
katherine: sick burn on charles mingus there
― rushomancy, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:38 (nine years ago) link
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― dow, Sunday, 1 March 2015 02:02 (nine years ago) link
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Hear @St_Vincent interview Gang Of Four's Andy Gill http://bit.ly/1FbGwvo
― dow, Thursday, 5 March 2015 01:39 (nine years ago) link
i should know better than to believe internet celeb couple rumours (remember when that frank ocean x miguel rumour got some traction?) but i'm so into the idea of annie & delevingne being gfs
― bae sremmurd (monotony), Friday, 6 March 2015 01:21 (nine years ago) link
another new track:
http://pitchfork.com/news/58251-st-vincent-shares-teenage-talk-written-for-hbos-girls/
― dow, Monday, 9 March 2015 13:43 (nine years ago) link
Is it more rigid robot funk?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 9 March 2015 14:41 (nine years ago) link
St. Vincent's Mixtape Delivery Service
A big thanks to everyone who tuned into the first episodes of St. Vincent's Mixtape Delivery Service on Beats1. And thank you to everyone who wrote in with your stories. I sat with a margarita (or two) and my trusty PC (joke, Apple!) and read each of them. I was so moved and wished I could make one for every single person. Alas, time is unmerciful.
Anyway, I wanted to let you know that a second round of submissions will be accepted this coming Tuesday, July 14 at 12pm EST/9am PST for one hour. Click HERE to submit.http://ilovestvincent.com/mixtape/
Xxac(To access previous mixtape playlists and exclusive show content click HEREhttp://www.apple.com/itunes/download/)
― dow, Tuesday, 14 July 2015 22:49 (eight years ago) link
Hey St Vincent fans - any recommendations for a newbie to her stuff? I've enjoyed scattered tracks like "Surgeon", "Cheerleader" and "Prince Johnny".
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 10 March 2017 18:40 (seven years ago) link
she's got a new one coming out this year, i think. maybe wait and see how it is?
― increasingly bonkers (rushomancy), Friday, 10 March 2017 18:44 (seven years ago) link
honestly the s/t was the first of hers i've liked and i LOOOOOOOOVE it, so maybe that?
― Fluffy Saint-Bernard (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 10 March 2017 18:53 (seven years ago) link
i thought the s/t was more uneven than "strange mercy" but that the highs were higher.
― increasingly bonkers (rushomancy), Friday, 10 March 2017 18:55 (seven years ago) link
Actor was my gateway. But they're all good.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 11 March 2017 05:39 (seven years ago) link
her last few records are quite different and yet...somehow extremely the same. I'd like to hear her loosen up her arrangements a bit for diversity's sake.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 11 March 2017 07:10 (seven years ago) link
there's a sterility to her records that makes them not stand up to a whole lot of relistening for me even as I admire the craft
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 11 March 2017 07:14 (seven years ago) link
otm. I thought s/t was great all the way through, but its consistency makes me more likely to play individual tracks than the whole album
― Vinnie, Saturday, 11 March 2017 08:59 (seven years ago) link
I think all of them after the first one are amazing. The first one is really good but just short of amazing.
― akm, Saturday, 11 March 2017 17:38 (seven years ago) link
Actor is my favourite but I do love all four of her albums in different ways. I think the self titled might be the best introduction to her.
― kitchen person, Saturday, 11 March 2017 18:41 (seven years ago) link
I didn't get into her until "Prince Johnny" convinced me to give the s/t a shot. I liked it quite a bit and still need to go back and listen to the earlier records.
Also, "Teenage Talk," her one-off single from 2015, is really great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7IYosdzUX8
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Saturday, 11 March 2017 18:44 (seven years ago) link
Actor and the S/T album are both great. Not so much a fan of Strange Mercy (other than 'Cruel' which is a great song).
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Monday, 13 March 2017 11:52 (seven years ago) link
Actor > Strange Mercy > Love This Giant > s/t
never listened much to Marry Me
but it's all great, highy recommend seeing her live if you get the chance
my fav song is the party:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9L3D1w8KcY
― niels, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:24 (seven years ago) link
also this is a good watch if fx you feel like a lump
― niels, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:25 (seven years ago) link
"Teenage Talk" is the best thing she's ever done, hope album 5 sounds similar (also hope album 5 comes out this year). s/t is her most cohesive album, imo (in the minority that like it better than Strange Mercy).
― Handsome Bookor, Thursday, 16 March 2017 17:21 (seven years ago) link
Niels - That's a great track
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Thursday, 16 March 2017 17:56 (seven years ago) link