St. Vincent: Lone Star The Virtuosic Rock Siren Comes Home To Texas “I Think There Are Things That

St. Vincent: Lone Star The virtuosic rock siren comes home to Texas “I think there are things that you just can’t explain about a place,” says Annie Clark, aka, St. Vincent, with regards to Dallas, Texas. The evocative musical maverick’s hometown is where she’s recorded all of her resplendent albums – from 2007‘s debut Marry Me, her breakthrough Strange Mercy, Love This Giant with David Byrne and most recently, the eponymous, Grammy Award-winning, St. Vincent – and she returns in director Alan Del Rio Ortiz’s candid film. Specifically, the majority were laid down at Elmwood Recordings, the homely studio owned by longtime collaborator John Congleton. A vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, St. Vincent’s non-conformist approach to songwriting has reinforced her reputation as an art rock virtuoso. Part radiance, part dark and chaotic, Clark’s music is creatively commanding, and she remains a singular artist who can front Nirvana and perform “Lithium” at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, host an experimental radio show on Beats 1, design a guitar for Ernie Ball and write critically acclaimed, sonically wild pop music from the future. [photos = stills from Alan Del Rio Ortiz’s film]