Expect the unexpected with St. Vincent’s latest, "Daddy’s Home". Edge, style and wit take you from uptown to downtown with a loose ‘70s-inspired sound and gritty glam feel.
"Daddy’s Home", the sixth album from St. Vincent, is the latest facet of an ever-evolving artist regarded by many as the most consistently innovative and intriguing presence in modern music. The album was produced by Annie Clark and Jack Antonoff, recorded by Laura Sisk, mixed by Cian Riordan, and mastered by Chris Gehringer. The music was performed by Annie, Jack, Cian, Thomas, Evan Smith, Sam KS, Greg Leisz, Daniel Hart, Michael Leonhard, Lynne Fiddmont and Kenya Hathaway.
"Daddy's Home collects stories of being down and out in downtown NYC. Last night's heels on the morning train. Glamour that's been up for three days straight”. -St. Vincent
Annie Clark made her recorded debut as St. Vincent in 2007 with "Marry Me", & has since become one of the most innovative & enigmatic presences in modern music.
Each of St. Vincent’s four subsequent albums has met with critical acclaim 7 commercial success eclipsing that of its predecessor. These albums would include "Actor" (2009), "Strange Mercy" (2011), & her self-titled fourth album and winner of the 2014 GRAMMY for Best Alternative Album, making her only the second female artist ever to win in that category.
In 2017, working with co-producer Jack Antonoff, St. Vincent created a defining statement with MASSEDUCTION. As ambitious as it was accessible, the album broke St. Vincent into the U.S. and UK top 10s.
Outside of recording and performing, St. Vincent has directed the short horror film The Birthday Party, released two editions of her signature Ernie Ball Music Man guitar, & co-written & starred as a fictionalized version of herself in the upcoming film The Nowhere Inn.
Today's tune "The Melting Of The Sun" is taken from her latest album "Daddy’s Home", released May 14, 2021, enjoy!
JD McPherson is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He is known for a retro sound rooted in the rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and rockabilly music of the 1950s. Among influences such as Little Richard and Fats Domino, McPherson also draws inspiration from artists as diverse as the WU-TANG CLAN, PIXIES and LED ZEPPELIN.
McPherson grew up in rural southeastern Oklahoma, near the town of Talihina. He took up the guitar at age 13. In high school he played in a number of local punk rock bands and began writing his own songs. During this time, McPherson also developed a strong interest in 1950s rock and roll after being exposed to the music of Buddy Holly. This went on to shape his song writing and sound for bands he was in such as THE POISON OKIES and THE STARKWEATHER BOYS. He studied visual arts in college, earning a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Tulsa, and later worked as an art and technology teacher. After deciding to pursue music more seriously, McPherson sent a demo to Jimmy Sutton of Hi-Style Records, a label specializing in roots music. Sutton agreed to produce McPherson's debut album.
His debut album Signs and Signifiers was released in 2010 on Hi-Style Records. The album was given a major-label release by Rounder Records on April 17, 2012, debuting at number one on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and number 161 on the Billboard 200 the week of June 2, 2012. It also reached number 47 on the Billboard Rock Albums chart.
McPherson's second album, Let the Good Times Roll, was released on February 10, 2015. The band played the acoustic stage at the Glastonbury Festival 2015 on Friday June 26, before continuing their European tour in the Netherlands.
Today's tune "Head Over Heels" is taken from his second album "Let the Good Times Roll" .
Upcoming Tour Dates:
Feb 19 The Corner Hotel Melbourne Vic, Australia
Feb 20 Theatre Royal Castlemaine Castlemaine, Australia
Feb 23 Factory Theater Sydney, Australia
Feb 24 Anita's Theatre Thirroul, Australia
Feb 25 The Triffid Brisbane, Australia
Feb 27 The Great South Pacific Tuning Fork Auckland, New Zealand
Mar 22 King Tut's Glasgow, United Kingdom
Mar 23 Muziekgieterij Maastricht, Netherlands
Mar 24 Tivolivredenburg Utrecht, Netherlands
Mar 25 LA FLECHE D'OR Paris, France
Mar 26 Rockin around Turnhout Turnhout, Belgium
Mar 27 Paaspop Festival Schijndel, Netherlands
Mar 28 De Oosterpoort Groningen, Netherlands
Mar 29 Mojo Club Hamburg, Germany
Mar 30 Loppen København K, Denmark Mar 31 Debaser Medis Stockholm, Sweden
Apr 01 Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Hameenlinna, Finland
Apr 04 Bikini Barcelona, Spain
Apr 05 El Loco Valencia, Spain
Apr 06 Joy Eslava Madrid, Spain
Apr 07 Escenario Santander Santander, Spain
Apr 09 O2 Shepherds Bush Empire London, United Kingdom
Apr 10 Whelan's Dublin, Ireland
Monday, time to reveal this weeks "Record Of The Week".
This week I have a real Slamming waves of molten guitar magma named "Waves Ahead Of The Ocean", I am talking about the 5-piece heavy/doom metal band "Rainbows Are Free" from Norman, Oklahoma. They won the 2011 "Woody Award" for "Best Metal Artist" in Oklahoma and again in 2012.
It's classic stoner rock heaviness with moments of doom drone psychedelia and groovy riffage that will get you spinn like a pinball. The second full length blast from these dudes gets me down on the floor with my hands in the air waving and screaming "I Surrender". The vocals from B. Fain Kistler reminds me partly of Ralph Gyllenhammar, the singer in Mustasch, but with more straight forward approach. The guitarists Lucas Watson & Richie Tarver does a hell of a work to keep the riffs up to date. Chad Hogue hits the bass with high-powered punches like it would be his last time and Bobby Onspaugh plays the drums with a really groovy feeling that wraps up the bag.
Todays tune "Waves Ahead Of The Ocean" is the title track from this week's "Record Of The Week" with Rainbow Are Free. This tune is a real stone cold killer with heavy riffiage and groovy baseline.
Listen to "Rainbows Are Free - Waves Ahead Of The Ocean" on Spotify