Massduction

St. Vincent's Masseduction is an icy blast of genius that hits you in its first moment and doesn't let up until the album ends. It's an instant classic that reminds me of the first time I heard OK Computer. It's clinical and precise. I don't get the sense that there are any spontaneous moments. Instead, it's a calculated exploration of sorrow and other dark themes. Yet it doesn't bring you down. Annie Clark's voice is often reserved, clipping the ends of notes or gently sliding from one note to the next, but at times she fully releases the power of her voice and belts out an emotional chorus. The sound of the music is amazing, with tight production and inventive sounds sometimes up front, sometimes swirling around in the background. She has a distinctive sound, the closest comparison being to David Byrne/Talking Heads, who also explored different rhythms and never felt beholden to a particular genre. It's art rock at its most accessible. The singing is flawless. The lyrics are St. Vincent's best yet. My favorite so far: "How can anybody have you and lose you / And not lose their minds, too?" It's a perfect distillation of longing, loss, and thoughtful reflection. Or how about the chorus to "Pills," which is terrifying and brilliant . . . and danceable. Amazing. St. Vincent's previous albums were great, but this one is the best yet. Beyond that, this is the best album of the year—period. It's a thrill to encounter this masterpiece and experience an artist at a creative peak.

It should be against the laws of god and man (and woman) for an Annie Clark album to get less than 5 stars. St Vincent's latest definitely deserves more than that. This lyric, "How could anybody have you, How could anybody have you and lose you, How could anybody have you and lose you and not lose their mind, too?' is worth 6 stars on it's own. Some of the reviews here just piss me off. They come from 'fans' who think because they learned about St. V early that somehow they are their personal property. Well, THEY'RE NOT. Annie Clark is a capital 'A' Artist and she needs to and will do what her art demands. I remember in the way back when David Bowie did 'Golden Years' there were a bunch of 'purists' crying about how he 'sold out'. Well he didn't. He was an Artist and he did what his art demanded, too. This album kicks ass. It's more Techno-pop than her usual Techno-Pop-Rock. The production is striped down. The lyrics and the chorus take more of a center stage and she cut down on her Robert Fripp-esque guitar pyrotechnics (which I must admit I miss). Also Annie is more vocally daring in this work. She takes her voice to places it hasn't been. I've only listened to this album a couple times and I already love it! I think St. Vincent needs to station itself out of Europe for a while. This country brain's have been dulled by pablum pop like, The Weekend, Demi Lovato,Taylor Swift (who might write something good if she ever grew up) and all the rest of that instantly forgettable garbage that defines the current US music scene. If you've never heard of St. Vincent, BUY IT. If you are already a fan, BUY IT. Just buy it. You will thank yourself for it.

Jacket was all bent up when it arrived.

Very different from most recordings.

That st.vincent has been making music for a long time. I however have just discovered it. Recommend good headphones or a good speaker.

I went to see St Vincent simply from listening to this album. Then went back over her whole body of work. Hooked.

I bought St. Vincent's first album years ago, and I've respected Annie Clark's music from afar ever since. But I considered her more of a performance artist than a musician until I stumbled upon her Rock and Roll Fame performance where she sat in with the surviving members of Nirvana to perform Kurt Cobain's vocals and guitar on "Lithium" and was absolutely stunned at how well she honored his legacy. So my mind opened about her as a musician a bit. Later I clicked on "New York" on Spotify and it quickly caught my ear. Masseduction is St. Vincent's most accessible album -- neither art rock nor pop music, but a superior marriage of the two. There is more melody and more "catchiness" without sacrificing the indie/downtown cred and it's really strong from start to finish. That said, it takes time to settle into its diverse sounds. It's taken me a few months of samplings of tracks here and there to get my arms around the entirety of it all. Now I can confidently say it's the best new album I heard in 2017. Is it a masterpiece? Give me a few more months of listens to figure that out...In the meantime, as my 13-year old recently said, "Sugarboy is lit!"

Masseduction is yet another incredibly solid St. Vincent album that doesn't reinvent the wheel, but also doesn't need to. With plasticine aesthetics and a plethora of consumerist commentary, Masseduction is sexy at times (hence the title) and fragile at others, with "Happy Birthday, Johnny" being a follow-up to the previous album's "Prince Johnny". Songs like "New York" and "Slow Disco" are among Annie Clark's best songs, with only the generic indie pop track "Young Lover" feeling like filler.

Sin duda este disco ha sido uno de los mejores trabajos de St. Vincent. Es un álbum que nos lleva de la mano a los sentimientos de un corazón roto, pero a la vez una esperanza de poder salir adelante. Para Annie este álbum es muy personal y muy importante, ya que está compuesto casi en su totalidad tras el rompiento con Cara Delevigne. Respecto al contenido de esta edición de lujo, tiene una portada variante, un codigo para descarga digital, unos stickers de gran calidad, y un pequeño fotolibro.

Gorgeous presentation of this magnificent album by St. Vincent on Pink Vinyl (more like dark cherry to my pleasant surprise).

The album is pink. It looks like icing on a cake

Discazo de la camaleónica St. Vincent el más electrónico sin olvidar su destreza a la guitarra.

アニークラークは稀有な才能の持ち主だと常々思っている。 ポップなサウンドを主としているが、内容は恐ろしく濃い。 今回は不可思議な仕上がりだが、スルメのように噛めば噛むほど味が出る。 しかし、一つ不満なのは、益々アニーのバカテクギターが聞けなくなったことです。 前作は最高級の最高傑作、今回の新作は落ちる感は否めないが、そんじょそこらのポップスターを 遥かに凌駕する出来であることは確かと思う。なので★五個。