ST. VINCENT
“FLEA”
SECOND ADVANCE TRACK FROM NEW ALBUM
ALL BORN SCREAMING OUT APRIL 26
North American Headline Tour Dates Announced
“Flea” Track and Video
hoto Credit: Alex Da Corte
“You will be mine for eternity…”
So states St. Vincent with fiery resolve on “Flea,” the second advance offering from the three-time GRAMMY winner’s rapidly approaching seventh full-length studio album, All Born Screaming, out April 26 via Total Pleasure Records in partnership with Virgin Music Group.
Featuring St. Vincent on vocals and all instruments except drums and bass—handled respectively by Dave Grohl and Justin Meldal-Johnsen—“Flea” is raw desire made manifest atop a foundation of thundering grooves and searing guitar figures. Accompanied by a lyric video featuring behind the scenes footage from the All Born Screaming sessions, “Flea” unveils another dimension of the album’s emotionally apocalyptic side one, following in the wake of the “thrilling industrial sound” (The New York Times) of its predecessor “Broken Man”—currently in its second week at #1 Most Added at Alternative Radio and still amassing critical raves including:
“It’s a volcanic buildup of a song, from the sparsest ticking electronics to a hard-rock stomp to a full-scale pileup of guitars, drums and horns. Clark sings about power, defiance, abject need and imminent breakdown, riding an onslaught of a song that lives up to the title of her album due in April: ‘All Born Screaming.’” –THE NEW YORK TIMES
“…it’s Annie Clark, in all her glory… an artist at the pinnacle of her craft.”– BILLBOARD
“Think Tool covering a Nine Inch Nails–produced Fiona Apple song and you’re circling the vibe.”– FLOOD
“Annie Clark at her louche best, turning rock performance into a game of roiling tension and all-out abandon.”– PAPER
“‘Broken Man’ is defiantly catchy… enthralling and metallic, signaling an exciting new vision”– PASTE (This Week’s Best New Songs)
St. Vincent’s first self-produced record, All Born Screaming is an invitation to test the limits of what is possible–and to then keep going; Brought to life with the aid of a highly curated roster of friends — Rachel Eckroth, Josh Freese, Dave Grohl, Mark Guiliana, Cate Le Bon, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Stella Mogzawa and David Ralicke — the album is an unadulterated expression of St. Vincent’s singular vision.
All Born Screaming was produced by St. Vincent and mixed by Cian Riordan. The album’s track listing is as follows:
Hell is Near
Reckless
Broken Man
Flea
Big Time Nothing
Violent Times
The Power’s Out
Sweetest Fruit
So Many Planets
All Born Screaming (featuring Cate Le Bon)
In other news, St. Vincent has announced an extensive slate of live dates. Following in the wake of headlining shows in San Francisco and Napa, and festival appearances including Bottlerock and The Thing!, the newly confirmed headlining shows are as follows:
May 22 — Ventura, CA — The Majestic Ventura Theater*
May 25 — San Francisco, CA — The Masonic*
August 8 — Bend, OR — Hayden Homes Amphitheater #
August 11 — Vancouver, BC — Orpheum +
August 13 — Boise, ID — Knitting Factory +
August 14 — Ogden, UT — Twilight Concert Series +
August 16 — Los Angeles, CA — Greek Theater
September 5 — Boston, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^
September 6 — Philadelphia, PA — The Met ^
September 10 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount ^
September 11 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount ^
September 13 — Washington D.C. — Anthem ^
September 14 — Toronto, ON — Massey Hall %
September 16 — Ann Arbor, MI — Michigan Theater %
September 20 — St. Paul, MN — The Palace Theater %
*Momma supports
# Spoon supports
+ Eartheater supports
^ Yves Tumor supports
% Dorian Electra supports
Citi is the official card of the All Born Screaming US Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, April 2 at 10am local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com
