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Her pedal board includes the following: [[Electro-Harmonix]] Holy Grail Reverb, Early Sitori Sonics Tapeworm prototype, [[DigiTech Whammy]], [[Boss Corporation|Boss]] TU-2, [[Line 6 (company)|Line 6]] DL4, Eventide Pitchfactor, [[Z.Vex Effects|ZVEX]] Fuzz Factory (Vexter Series) and a Fulltone Fulldrive.
Her pedal board includes the following: [[Electro-Harmonix]] Holy Grail Reverb, Early Sitori Sonics Tapeworm prototype, [[DigiTech Whammy]], [[Boss Corporation|Boss]] TU-2, [[Line 6 (company)|Line 6]] DL4, Eventide Pitchfactor, [[Z.Vex Effects|ZVEX]] Fuzz Factory (Vexter Series) and a Fulltone Fulldrive.


As of January 12th according to her Twitter, Clark is working on her third album a follow up to the critically acclaimed 'Actor'. No other information has been released.
As of January 12th 2011 according to her Twitter account, Clark is working on her third album a follow up to the critically acclaimed 'Actor'. No other information has been released.


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 02:19, 18 January 2011

St. Vincent

Annie Erin Clark (born September 28, 1982)[1] is an American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter who performs under the moniker St. Vincent. She was a member of The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' touring band.

Clark has opened shows for such acts as The National, Television, Arcade Fire, Briertone, Andrew Bird, Jolie Holland, John Vanderslice, Midlake, Tracy + the Plastics, Tuck & Patti, Xiu Xiu, Death Cab for Cutie, Cristina Donà and Grizzly Bear. She currently resides in Manhattan.[2]

Life and career

St. Vincent performing in San Diego on May 30, 2009

Annie Clark was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[3][4] She began playing the guitar at the age of 12 and, as a teenager, worked as the tour manager for her uncle's band Tuck & Patti.[5] She grew up in Dallas and attended Lake Highlands High School, graduating in 2001.[6] Following this, she went on to attend Berklee College of Music, before dropping out three years later.[7] Shortly afterward, she joined The Polyphonic Spree.[8] In 2003, during her time at Berklee, she released an EP with fellow students, entitled Ratsliveonnoevilstar.[9]

Clark joined Sufjan Stevens' touring band in 2006, bringing with her a tour EP entitled Paris Is Burning. It contains three tracks, including a cover version of Jackson Browne's "These Days".

Clark released her debut album, Marry Me, July 10, 2007 on Beggars Banquet Records. Named after a line from the television show Arrested Development,[10] the LP features appearances from drummer Brian Teasley (Man or Astro-man?, The Polyphonic Spree), Mike Garson (David Bowie's longtime pianist), and horn player Louis Schwadron (The Polyphonic Spree).

Her stage name is a reference to Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center where the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas died in 1953. “It’s the place where poetry comes to die,” she has said. “That’s me.” [5]

In 2008, Clark was nominated for three PLUG Independent Music Awards: New Artist of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, and Music Video of the Year. On March 6, 2008, she won the PLUG Female Artist of the Year award.[11]

Her second album, Actor, was released by 4AD Records on May 5, 2009.[12]

Her pedal board includes the following: Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb, Early Sitori Sonics Tapeworm prototype, DigiTech Whammy, Boss TU-2, Line 6 DL4, Eventide Pitchfactor, ZVEX Fuzz Factory (Vexter Series) and a Fulltone Fulldrive.

As of January 12th 2011 according to her Twitter account, Clark is working on her third album a follow up to the critically acclaimed 'Actor'. No other information has been released.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

  • "Now, Now" / "All My Stars Aligned" (2007)
  • "Jesus Saves, I Spend" / "These Days" (2007)
  • "Actor Out of Work" / "Bicycle" (2009)
  • "Marrow" / "Oh My God" (2009)

Videos

  • "Jesus Saves, I Spend" (October 2007) Directed by Andy Bruntel and Bucky Fukumoto
  • "Actor Out of Work" (April 2009) Directed by Ian Kibbey and Corey Casey
  • "Marrow" (September 2009) Directed by Terri Timely
  • "Laughing with a Mouth of Blood" (January 2010) Directed by Patrick Stan­ton and Doug Lussen­hop

Guest appearances

References

  1. ^ "Annie Clark's Blogger profile". Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  2. ^ "St. Vincent and Her Mutant Sounds: An interview with Annie Clark". Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  3. ^ http://treblezine.com/reviews/2175-St__Vincent_Marry_Me.html
  4. ^ "BBC profile". Retrieved 2009-07-07.
  5. ^ a b Ryzik, Melena (May 7, 2009). "NY Times feature, May 6, 2009". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  6. ^ "Dallas Observer feature, July 5, 2007". Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  7. ^ "LA Times feature, May 27, 2009". Los Angeles Times. May 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  8. ^ Ryzik, Melena (May 7, 2009). "NY Times feature, May 6, 2009". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  9. ^ "Early St. Vincent EP at Who Killed the Mixtape?". Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  10. ^ "Pitchfork Guestlist Feature".
  11. ^ "2006 PLUG Independent Music Awards nominees". Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  12. ^ "St. Vincent profile at 4AD". Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  13. ^ http://stereokill.net/2010/02/the-new-pornographers-reveal-album-details/
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