Annie Clark, recognized to the world as St. Vincent, has by no means been one to play it secure, and her seventh studio album All Born Screaming is not any exception.
Whereas All Born Screaming is unmistakably a St. Vincent album, Clark’s eager ear for expertise has introduced some critical star energy into her orbit.
On the prime of the listing? None aside from drum legend and Foo Fighters frontman, Dave Grohl, whose thunderous beats grace two tracks on the album, “Damaged Man” and “Flea.”
“Dave Grohl is a buddy, and he’s, properly, Dave Grohl,” Clark instructed Rolling Stone AU/NZ as she prepares to move Down Beneath for ALWAYS LIVE 2024. “I assumed, ‘What if fucking Dave Grohl performed on this music?’ Then I remembered, oh, I can hit him up, you understand? He was completely down, so beneficiant and funky, and simply came visiting to my studio and killed it.”
For the multitalented artist, Grohl’s contribution wasn’t simply an thrilling characteristic—it was a full-circle second that bridged her previous and current.
“He’s the perfect. I imply, he’s every thing you need him to be,” St. Vincent enthused. “I wouldn’t be taking part in if it wasn’t for the music of Dave Grohl and Nirvana, so it’s actually full circle.”
However the drumming deity isn’t the one notable title to make an look on All Born Screaming. She additionally welcomed contributions from a bunch of proficient musicians, together with Rachel Eckroth, Josh Freese, and Justin Meldal-Johnsen.
St. Vincent additionally spoke extremely of the artistic synergy she shared with singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon on the album’s title monitor.
“Cate’s one in every of my greatest associates and, actually, my favourite fashionable songwriter,” she revealed.
“I used to be actually at a degree in making the file the place I used to be near being performed however simply burnt out. I introduced Cate in to play bass on some songs and sing and simply get her tackle it. She was so useful.”
Because the mastermind behind All Born Screaming, Clark additionally took on the position of producer for the primary time, navigating the challenges of sporting a number of hats. “It’s not for the faint of coronary heart,” she confesses. “You wrestle with ego, you wrestle with self-doubt, you wrestle with all types of issues.”
St. Vincent has persistently made her mark on the Billboard 200 with a number of of her albums. Her 2009 album Actor reached No. 90, adopted by Unusual Mercy in 2011, which climbed to No. 19. In 2012, her collaboration with David Byrne, Love This Large, peaked at No. 23. Her self-titled album St. Vincent in 2014 reached No. 12, and Masseduction in 2017 peaked at No. 10.