Clark’s new album arrives with the same vigor, verve, and unique style that we’ve come to expect from a St. Vincent record, only here those qualities are turned up and carefully honed, resulting in a collection of songs that are among her most audacious and intriguing to date.
Photos from Day 2 (Saturday, May 26) of the Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, WA. All photos by Joan Bowlen. Bands included: Dry The River (@drytheriver), Kurt Vile & The Violators (@therealkurtvile), Dum Dum Girls (@dumdumgirls), tUnE-yArDs (@tuneyards), St. Vincent (@st_vincent)
The result of Armisen and Brownstein's chemistry is a spirited and overall hilarious performance by two talented entertainers who enjoy satirical comedy and each other’s company almost as much as their audience does.
Even taken with its apparent downfalls, this is an album with which they should be quite proud. It not only proves their capability alongside their frequent collaborators, but actually asserts the relevance and necessity for a language that is wholly yMusic.
2007’s personality-driven Marry Me and the production-forward Actor have been rounded out by Strange Mercy’s maturity, honesty and skill to make a solid, progressive and enviable career trilogy that showcases Annie Clark’s talent, innovations and development as an all-around artist.
