St Vincent on Graham Norton... Bizarre but good!

Legionreturns

That was one of the oddest performances I've seen in a while, but it was entertaining! 

UnclePsychosis

I love her attitude and her approach. Need to  check out more of her music. 

shrinkwrap

Yes - I thought it was fairly out there for Graham Norton - she was also very good on Jools H too a few weeks ago.
I know artists have to take their experiences and turn them into tunes/product but I think it takes courage to strip herself bare in these pieces about her gossiped over love affair.

Legionreturns

I know nothing of any gossip, I don't tend to be that plugged in to tabloid bullshit. I guess it meant I could judge the performance on its own merits though.

I shall continue in blissful ignorance  

Legionreturns

Sorry @shrinkwrap I just read that back and it sounded condescending. Totally wasn't meant to be, I just don't read papers or anything that might have lead me to that information! No offense meant!

Grangousier

I knew nothing about that relationship until it was long finished, and I'm a huge St Vincent fan. I think she's amazing, though - a fantastic, if idiosyncratic guitar player - and I'm glad that with each record she gets a little more successful. I think a lot of the wierdness is theatricality rather than madness. It certainly stepped up a bit after she did that album and tour with David Byrne. It works because she's not the chummy frontperson type, so that stuff is a good way to make a performance. The music itself is different enough that it sort of gels with the theatre. I mean, it wouldn't work for Ed Sheeran. But then, I don't listen to Ed Sheeran. 

I also don't watch Graham Norton, usually, so I'll have to check this out on iPlayer - thanks!

Grangousier

Since there was a double post here, I'll put it to good use sticking this video of Annie looking almost like a normal singer-songwriter, with an acoustic guitar in a field, that I found when I was looking for the videos two posts down. 



If you don't know, she's Tuck Andress's niece, and she did roadie-type stuff on his tours when she was young, so she's had expert finger-picking advice that she doesn't put to use that often. 

Legionreturns

She's barely been on my radar to be honest but I'm certainly interested in listening to some more of her offerings. Any suggestions on where to start @Grangousier ; ?

Funkfingers

Legionreturns said:

Lacks only blue eye shadow and enormous false eyelashes for the Peej 1995 tour look.

Winny_Pooh

Winny_Pooh

Actor is still my favourite album, although the new one does have some catchy singles.

carlos

Ass at playing the guitar, but since when did playing the guitar well sell records? Especially these days.

Grangousier

(I'll have to do something about that double post - server shenanigans.)

The one I discovered her with was Actor, her second album, and because of that I think it's my default favourite. Here's a performance from Letterman around that time:



But that's just me.

Most of the stuff I can find is from around the time of her eponymous album in 2015, for example an extended set for Letterman: 



and a festival appearance the following year - you can see the sort of theatrical cool growing as time goes on, and this one has also got more of the extreme fashion she's started getting into. Amazingly confident opening to this one, and all the fancy dancing and hand movements in full effect:



This is from the album/tour she did with David Byrne and a lot of brass players:



And here's a very old one that proves that she can rock out (a slightly Hendrixy cover of Dig a Pony):



Apart from that I'm still getting my head around the new one, and enjoying the process a lot.  Have a look on YouTube, I'd say.

HarrySeven

Terrible, hideous shit.




Sorry.

dogload

I really like this video. Shows off her chops nicely.

equalsql

HarrySeven said:

Terrible, hideous shit.




Sorry.

I tend to agree with you on this @HarrySeven.
Art for art's sake?

BloodEagle

I like her,she covered a Big Black song and did it justice

Moe_Zambeek

I like her, and her artiness, and her oddball choreographed live shows. I think she's a great guitar player too, very idiosyncratic. I'm not totally in love with the new album yet though. 

She certainly seems very polarising on guitar fora though, she sends half of TGP into paroxysms of disapproval.

UnclePsychosis

HarrySeven said:p

Terrible, hideous shit.




Sorry.

-this isn't one of your NGD threads. ;-)

UnclePsychosis

Moe_Zambeek said:

I like her, and her artiness, and her oddball choreographed live shows. I think she's a great guitar player too, very idiosyncratic. I'm not totally in love with the new album yet though. 

She certainly seems very polarising on guitar fora though, she sends half of TGP into paroxysms of disapproval.

-the fact that TGP hate her so much should be taken as definitive proof that she's doing something worth listening to. :-D

Jalapeno

Vocals (and image) heavily influenced by PJ Harvey.

Very quirky stuff.  Interesting, but doesn't appeal to me too strongly (can't stand the tone of that vile 70s guitar either)