All Born Screaming
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| Released | April 26, 2024 | |||
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| Length | 41:14 | |||
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| Producer | St. Vincent | |||
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All Born Screaming is the seventh studio album by American musician St. Vincent, released on April 26, 2024, through Total Pleasure Records and the Virgin Music Group.
Background and promotion
On February 16, 2024, the musician first spoke about the record, saying how she "needed to go deeper in finding [her] own sonic vocabulary" and likes to refer to the album as "post-plague pop".[2] All Born Screaming marks the first studio album entirely produced by Clark herself, alongside additional mixing by Cian Riordan. The record features contributions from several artists, including Dave Grohl, Cate Le Bon, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Josh Freese, Stella Mozgawa, Rachel Eckroth, Mark Guiliana, and David Ralicke of Dengue Fever.[3] Trying to explain the sound of the album, Clark compared it to "taking the long walk into the woods alone" in order to find the messages of your heart. As a result, she opined that it "sounds real because it is real".[4]
Clark shared the lead single "Broken Man", an "industrial menacing rock" piece, on February 29, 2024, along with a music video directed by Alex Da Corte.[5] During the video, she bursts into flames, an image that is also depicted as the album artwork.[6] A second single, "Flea", was released on March 28, the same day the All Born Screaming Tour was officially announced.[7]
The song "Sweetest Fruit" includes an ode to Sophie, a music producer whom Clark admired and who died in 2021, and is about "people trying for transcendence, and at least they were taking a big swing or trying for something beautiful".[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Annie Clark, except "Big Time Nothing", written by Clark and Cate le Bon.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Hell Is Near" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Reckless" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Broken Man" | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Flea" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Big Time Nothing" | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Violent Times" | 3:57 |
| 7. | "The Power's Out" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Sweetest Fruit" | 3:56 |
| 9. | "So Many Planets" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "All Born Screaming" (featuring Cate Le Bon) | 6:55 |
| Total length: | 41:14 | |
Personnel
Musicians
- Annie Clark – lead vocals (all tracks), synthesizer (tracks 1–3, 5–8, 10), bass (1, 4–8); 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric piano (1); drum programming (2–10), guitar (3–10), modular synthesizer (3, 6), background vocals (4), organ (4), contrabass (6), theremin (9)
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass (tracks 1–4, 6, 8–10), synthesizer (1, 9); drum programming, guitar (2, 10); electric upright bass (2), background vocals (4), contrabass (6), percussion (7), effects (9), tambourine (10)
- Rachel Eckroth – upright piano (track 1), keyboards (2, 9); organ, piano (2)
- Josh Freese – drums (tracks 1, 9)
- Dave Grohl – drums (tracks 3, 4)
- Cian Riordan – drums (tracks 3, 5), bass (6–8)
- Mark Guiliana – drums (tracks 3, 6)
- David Ralicke – saxophone (track 3), horns (5, 6, 8, 9)
- Cate le Bon – bass (tracks 7, 10), background vocals (10)
- Stella Mozgawa – drums (track 10)
Technical
- St. Vincent – production, engineering
- Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering
- Cian Riordan – mixing, engineering
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 7–10)
References
- ^ D'Souza, Shaad. "St. Vincent: All Born Screaming Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Hatfield, Amanda (February 16, 2024). "St. Vincent talks "darker" new album ft. Dave Grohl & Cate Le Bon". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (February 29, 2024). "St. Vincent Enlists Dave Grohl, Cate Le Bon, and More for New Album, Shares Song and Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Vito, Jo (February 29, 2024). "St. Vincent Announces New Album All Born Screaming, Unveils Single "Broken Man": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Trendell, Andrew (February 29, 2024). "St Vincent shares "gnarly" "Broken Man" with Dave Grohl and tells us about "agony and ecstasy" of new album All Born Screaming". NME. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (February 29, 2024). "St. Vincent Returns With Fiery Single "Broken Man" From Upcoming Album All Born Screaming". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Strauss, Matthew (March 28, 2024). "St. Vincent Announces Tour, Shares New Song "Flea": Listen". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ Cragg, Michael (March 2, 2024). "'I'd rather people scratch their heads than yawn': St Vincent on death, Dave Grohl and dividing her fans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
External links
- All Born Screaming at Discogs (list of releases)
