#382

It’s soooooo similar that you’ve got to assume it’s deliberate.

#383

It’s definitely deliberate. Took me two minutes to figure it out, me and a friend used to be obsessed with this song in a kind of ironic way.

#384

That wasn’t actually what I was thinking of (though it obviously is incredibly similar). Sure there’s something else more recent that uses that melody and it’s really bugging me

#385

I like what she is doing but it’s maybe a bit too much?

Although, really, the same could be said for her career full stop.

#386

meh/it’s alright

#387

I love his production so much, he’s just got a phenomenal ear for placement of sounds. A big criticism I’ve had of St Vincent’s stuff in the past is that I feel like the production restricts the music (though I love how Strange Mercy sounds), so this is a great pairing for me.

Ha, forgot they worked together on Masseduction as well, which I also really liked. I think it’s perhaps more a case that Strange Mercy is the only John Congleton one I really dig.

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#388

Yeah, the writer of 9 to 5 gets a credit on the St Vincent song.

#389

Don’t like it :frowning:

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#390

There’s a lot of sitar on it isn’t there?

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#391

Too much happening in general I think, always thought her best stuff was nicely pared down

#392

Love this record.

If she’d just released it without all the surrounding nonsense everyone would have gone crazy for it. I don’t know why her and Lana Del Rey both go so overboard with all of that stuff and obscure the fact that they are the two best songwriters making music at the moment.

I feel this record is particularly ill served by the promotional circus because it is a richly detailed, slightly low key record with lots of hidden joys and beauties. It really needs to be lived with a bit to reveal its qualities, but the pre-publicity and the choice of first single would lead people to expect something much more immediate and confrontational.

Now it’s out in the world I hope it will be allowed to breathe a bit and people will appreciate it.

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#393

General reaction online seems to be positive from what I’ve seen - deffo like it a lot more when listening at home so I can focus on it - as a commute album it was bad and I made a mistake making that my first listen!

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#394

Sheena Easton is credited as one of the songwriters on My Baby Wants a Baby

#395

I spot a micro trend, after Antlers put a big chunk of Time After Time at the end of one of the songs on their recent album.

#396

Really good writeup describing the dissonance between lyrical and conceptual ideas of seedy 70’s NYC and the excessive marketing and narrative sculpting behind the album’s release, and how it’s still actually quite good:

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#397

I’m a 100% sure that everyone who ignored all that nonsense is enjoying the record a lot more as a result.

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#398

Listened through twice on my drive yesterday and really enjoyed it. Lovely sound and some great details. There’s always something distinctly St Vincent about her despite the changing genres.

#399

Haven’t taken any notice of the press surrounding this album whatsoever yet I find this very underwhelming.

#400

Just imagine how much you’d dislike it if you had read all the promotions

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#401

Oddly reminds me of no surprises.