St. Vincent - Masseduction

[Former member 21294]

What a record. She is a genius.

And Smoking Section... Holy god that song has ended me and i’m so glad. It is like a darker, creepier Hyperballad.

 

[Glenolabar]

First off I really like it. Also do the synths on Sugarboy sound kind of like Future Lovers by Madonna sped up to anyone? (not that it's a bad thing).

 

[Jwentz]

Why would she do this to my scalp?

 

[JakeXo]

Why would she do this to my scalp?

She can’t turn off what turns her on.

 

[strangekin]

Wow, Slow Disco is gorgeous.

 

[Former member 21294]

Wow, Slow Disco is gorgeous.

It is the most gorgeous ballad/low tempo song she has done since The Party. It helps that they exist in the same universe.

 

[infamousAngel69]

K, this is ridiculously special.

Like, Night Time My Time, Body Talk, Night Work, Kala, whokill special.

It never lets up, either. So impressed/grateful.

 

[clean your wig fridge]

Hang On Me I loved, and Pills had me acting as if I didn’t have it on loop since it came out, but when the title track came through

 

[infamousAngel69]

^Right? And then Sugarboy right after? I can keep going...it's relentless even beyond that (aka for the whole album).

42 brilliant minutes. This is worth all the hyperbole.

 

[likeapen]

Well this album is a complete triumph! I'm in love with it, and Annie of course. Sugarboy is giving me Garbage Version 2.0 vibes at the moment.

 

[dodoriazarbon]

Not even halfway through but Sugarboy gives me Prince by way of Ray of Light Madge. I can't.

 

[likeapen]

There's definitely a Prince vibe throughout the record

 

[Deleted member 11565]

Holy hell this album. Can I get one week where my scalp isn't ripped off by someone? Wolf Alice, then Kelela, now this...

 

[Robsolete]

I listened to this before bed last night and was fairly blown away.

It wasn't easy to sleep without a scalp but it was worth it.

 

[Deleted member 5343]

This is good! Never listened to her before. Am definitely understanding the Garbage references.

 

[Jonathan27]

Some of this sounds like it came off an 80s Prince record. "Masseduction" and "Savior" especially bleed purple.

I’m about to dive in but this description has me absolutely elated.

 

[Jonathan27]

WaiT at Sugarboy sounding like Madonna’s Future Lovers on coke.

 

[dodoriazarbon]

WaiT at Sugarboy sounding like Madonna’s Future Lovers on coke.

I can't believe St. Vincent really just gave us a Prince x Madonna record.

I'm so used to giving and now I get to receive.

 

[Michael17]

Yes she did.

As well as from the New York Times. I'm perched to see how many die-hards (white straight men) will dislike how blatantly pop this is.

Annie is kind one of the acceptable crushes for hipster men like them, though. She's kind of their sex symbol, so their interest is still there, methinks. They'll just have to make more obscure references in their reviews to balance their love of a pop record.

 

[ELECTRAHEARTPOP]

This is pretty damn fantastic. I've only ever heard her self titled record, which I liked but I only took away a handful of tracks. This... it's something really quite special.

I'm so glad others are hearing the Prince and Madonna comparisons, though I got a lot more of a hyper-Confessions sound than Ray of Light, though I can comprehend why one may compare it to the latter too.