St Vincent, aka Annie Clark, has returned to us with an overdriven battalion of twitching guitars, leading the charge from the front with her haunting vocal dives and unpredictable lyrics. Strange Mercy plays on the gaps between retro ambiance and guitar crunch, the synergy of the catchy and the complex, the meeting of vintage jazz style and modern electronica and the contrast of playfulness and sincerity. It’s an album that is worth spending time on because it just might surprise you.
