Songs For Your Day

It took me a while to get on the St. Vincent train. There was just so much initial hype over her it was hard to tell what to expect of her music. Pitchfork and PASTE made it sound like she came down from Mt. Olympus with music to better man-kind. It was hard not to be skeptical. 

I’m glad that I gave it time. Recently her second album came out, and after giving it a hear, she started to win me over. It’s so charming! Her masterful use of orchestrated flutes, bells, and violins is nothing short of whimsical. More like a musical production from the 40′s than your average indie release. It’s clean music (outside of the occasional reverberated guitar solo)  and that makes her stand out from the nitty-gritty that we keep hearing these days. 

But I’m not here to review guys, I’m here to tell you about my enthusiasm for the song “Now, Now”. It all started out with watching Andrew Bird videos in an attempt to talk myself into shelling out the money to buy tickets to his concert. Soon I came across this video of one of her live performances, and was totally blown away. 

I’m not going to pretend to understand her lyrics (“I’m not your mother’s favorite dog, I’m not the carpet you walk on“?) But there’s definitely something empowering about it. (You’re right! I’m NOT your mother’s favorite dog!) Despite having no idea what Annie Clark is trying to say, I find myself rocking out along with it everywhere I go: in my car, on my runs, while I study for the GRE’s, while I’m cleaning! 

There’s something bewitching about it that everyone should try.

-Laura