Name: Strange Mercy
Brand: St. Vincent

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Bonus disc: No

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cad3123

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Download code: No

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2011-09-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

St. Vincent

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Essential

St Vincent, the nom-de-stage of Annie Clark, releases 'Strange Mercy', having worked together on 2009's 'Actor'. Clark reunited with producer John Congleton and recorded the album in her hometown of Dallas, TX at Elmwood Studios. The eleven tracks showcase Clark's gift for fusing the cerebral and the visceral, her melodically elegant arrangements packing hefty emotional punches. Clark's virtuosity has been long recognised, and 'Strange Mercy' finds St Vincent redefining the idea of the guitar hero, utilising the instrument as a pointillist artist might wield a brush. Countless judiciously placed riffs and instrumental flares, each distinct and unique, cohere into grand tableaus. On 'Cruel', she elicits punchy bursts like an R&amp;B horn section. 'Cheerleader' froths and boils, with deep and fuzzy guitars bubbling up to the surface, while 'Surgeon' twirls about endlessly, Clark's vocals dancing amid a blizzard of notes. 'Strange Mercy' isn't an entirely solitary affair either, with Clark joined by a host of other musicians. included among them are Grammy award-winning Bobby Sparks on mini moog, clarinet, harp and Wurlitzer, Midlake's Mackenzie Smith on drums and Daniel Hart on violin. Also contributing were Beck keyboardist and musical director Brian Lebarton.<br>

Strange Mercy

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