All Born Screaming - St. Vincent: Review
St. Vincent While I never really fully came around on some of St. Vincent's earliest material, for a full decade now she's been on a stylistic elevation and creative ascent that I've absolutely adored. It's hard to say exactly where it peaked, but when we last heard from Annie Clark she was in her Young Americans era on an album I loved in 2021 . Now she's onto something grittier, darker, and even more explosive than ever before. While much of the album lives up to its predecessors, it doesn't quite stick the landing in the same way. The album got off to a strong start when I liked its first two singles a lot. Broken Man came first and it's an absolute ripper worthy of St. Vincent's always incredible lead singles. The gritty production and instrumentation pair perfectly with an absolutely swagger-packed vocal performance from Annie that absolutely kills. I also loved Flea which once again delivered more muscle than your average St. Vincent track. Thi...