St. Vincent – The Strangers Song Review
St. Vincent’s lead track of her second disc, Actor has been circulating the internet for some time. I was meant to do a video review but caught the flu and was bed ridden. My voice is not in tip-top shape yet and for some, being spared a video review could be a blessing in disguise.
Her first album entitled Marry Me (a poorly written review on my part), featured aw-inducing tracks. Literally, Annie Clark could have you throw up your arms and scream “marry me” with her strong and beautiful voice. I think more then being just a voice, St. Vincent was a strong lyricist to distinguish herself from the crowd. Marry Me or Now, Now had sort of a clever way while being beautiful/catchy at the same time. While overall, the record was great it really helped to have stand outs.
As for The Strangers, as much it makes you love St. Vincent for who she is, it’s not that stand out one likely references. Pitchfork rating the track 7/10 hits the mark on my feelings towards this track. While they don’t say anything particularly negative, and more of a blank 7 so to speak, St. Vincent herself is great but the song isn’t A-material, more or less something that would be a satisfactory song on the album.
I am excited for her next release, while I may not be high on this first track, it’s still very solid.
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