New York, NY (Top40 Charts) So states
St. Vincent with fiery resolve on "Flea," the second advance offering from the three-time GRAMMY winner's rapidly approaching seventh full-length studio album, All Born Screaming, out April 26 via
Total Pleasure Records/Universal
Music in partnership with Virgin
Music Group.
Featuring
St. Vincent on vocals and all instruments except drums and bass - handled respectively by Dave Grohl and Justin Meldal-Johnsen - "Flea" is raw desire made manifest atop a foundation of thundering grooves and searing guitar figures. Accompanied by a lyric video featuring behind the scenes footage from the All Born Screaming sessions, "Flea" unveils another dimension of the album's emotionally apocalyptic side one, following in the wake of the "thrilling industrial sound" (The New York Times) of its predecessor "Broken Man" - currently in its second week at #1 Most Added at Alternative
Radio and still amassing critical raves including:
"It's a volcanic buildup of a song, from the sparsest ticking electronics to a hard-rock stomp to a full-scale pileup of guitars, drums and horns. Clark sings about power, defiance, abject need and imminent breakdown, riding an onslaught of a song that lives up to the title of her album due in April: 'All Born Screaming.'" -THE NEW YORK TIMES
"...it's
Annie Clark, in all her glory… an artist at the pinnacle of her craft." - BILLBOARD
"Think Tool covering a Nine Inch Nails-produced
Fiona Apple song and you're circling the vibe." - FLOOD
"Annie Clark at her louche best, turning rock performance into a game of roiling tension and all-out abandon." - PAPER
"'Broken Man' is defiantly catchy… enthralling and metallic, signaling an exciting new vision" - PASTE (This Week's Best New Songs)
St. Vincent's first self-produced record, All Born Screaming is an invitation to test the limits of what is possible-and to then keep going; Brought to life with the aid of a highly curated roster of friends — Rachel Eckroth, Josh Freese, Dave Grohl, Mark Guiliana, Cate Le Bon, Justin Meldal-Johnsen,
Stella Mogzawa and
David Ralicke — the album is an unadulterated expression of St. Vincent's singular vision.
All Born Screaming was produced by
St. Vincent and mixed by Cian Riordan.
TRACKLISTING:
The album's track listing is as follows:
Hell is Near
Reckless
Broken Man
Flea
Big Time Nothing
Violent Times
The Power's Out
Sweetest Fruit
So Many Planets
All Born Screaming (featuring Cate Le Bon)
NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR DATES:
In other news,
St. Vincent has announced an extensive slate of live dates. Following in the wake of headlining shows in San Francisco and Napa, and festival appearances including Bottlerock and The Thing!, the newly confirmed headlining shows are as follows:
May 22 — Ventura, CA — The Majestic Ventura Theater *
August 8 — Bend, OR — Hayden Homes Amphitheater #
August 11 — Vancouver, BC — Orpheum
August 13 — Boise, ID — Knitting Factory
August 14 — Ogden, UT — Twilight Concert Series
August 16 — Los Angeles, CA — Greek Theater
September 5 — Boston, MA — MGM
Music Hall at Fenway ^
September 6 — Philadelphia, PA — The Met ^
September 10 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount ^
September 11 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount ^
September 13 — Washington D.C. — Anthem ^
September 14 — Toronto, ON — Massey Hall
September 16 — Ann Arbor, MI — Michigan Theater
September 20 — St. Paul, MN — The Palace Theater
