Hello, good evening, grand audience, and welcome to the Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice cabaret! Today, we have a very exciting (unless you don't find it exciting, in which case, it's not exciting) post, which will feature a new St. Vincent song, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business, and a little message from our friends at Interpol. So, put a helmet on, get yourself a glass of water, and prepare your mind for this weeks edition. Enjoy.
A Message From Interpol?
"It's been a long time. We shouldn't have left you...
After the touring for OLTA came to an end, we all dispersed to tend to our individual personal lives.
...And to get our ducks in a row.
Now the band has reconvened, and we are rehearsing new songs.
We find ourselves marveling at the tremendous focus
that has defined our early rehearsals for this, our 4th effort.
All kidding aside, we feel like a new band.
Once again, we have no concept to this batch of song-writing.
(We are often asked about our intentions when we set out to write music.)
There is rarely any intention to this process.
We just make the music.
And without going into too much detail, the songs sound vital.
It's as though we've hit upon a balance between our urgency and
our calm. And true to our better work, this is music that unravels over time.
We anticipate that, once it's done, you high-minded folks will welcome the music...
into your bedrooms...to swagger and breathe...
It's still early, yet, though. We will keep you posted.
In the meantime, a couple of us have kept ourselves busy with extra-curricular activities. Carlos has made a film called My Friends Told Me About You and Sam has released a record with his band Magnetic Morning.
And we hope that you're all weathering well the turmoil of the age.
Lovingly,
Interpol"
Is anyone besides myself looking forward to that album an insane amount? Probably not.St. Vincent's Actors!
St. Vincent, the clever moniker for Ms. Annie Clark, is back with her sophomore album this May, entitled Actors. Ms. Clark wrote/arranged the 11 songs and sings, plays guitar, bass, and keys, but brought on some additional players like Hideaki Aomori (Sufjan Stevens), Alex Sopp (Björk, Phillip Glass), and increased the rhythm section with Midlake's McKenzie Smith and Paul Alexander. There's also French horn, violin, sarongi, bass, and percussion. I definitely felt inadequate after reading that list as well, so don't feel bad. '
Do I have the tracklisting for you? Of course I do.
01 "The Strangers"
02 "Save Me From What I Want"
03 "Neighbors"
04 "Actor Out of Work"
05 "Black Rainbow"
06 "Laughing With a Mouth of Blood"
07 "Marrow"
08 "The Bed"
09 "The Party"
10 "Just the Same But Brand New"
11 "The Sequel"
I also have the first song off the album, entitled "The Strangers" to share with you as well.
They Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business?
The Best Happiness Money Can Buy - I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business
