The debut album from Annie Clark, under the guise of St. Vincent is due out next Tuesday from the Beggars group. The album is not quite as strong as I had hoped it would be, although the best songs are really amazing. I just did not feel that as a whole it lived up to my admittedly high expectations after hearing the first single, “Now Now”.

That being said, it is certainly worth picking up and judging for yourself, and from all accounts, it may be an even better idea to catch Annie live if she is coming through your city. Tons of tour dates below to check out, be sure to take in her show if you can.

St. Vincent – Now, Now

Also, here is a video for one of the new songs, (one of the stronger ones I might add), “Your Lips Are Red”.

Fri July 06 Denton, TX Hailey’s*
Sat July 07 Austin, TX The Parish*
Sun July 08 Houston, TX Walter’s*
Mon July 09 New Orleans, LA The Parish / House of Blues*
Tue July 10 Decatur, GA Wordsmiths Books In-Store (solo) 8pm
Wed July 11 Atlanta, GA The Earl*
Thu July 12 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle*
Fri July 13 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506*
Sat July 14 Washington, DC The Rock and Roll Hotel*
Sun July 15 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar*
Tue July 17 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom*
Wed July 18 Cambridge, MA Middle East*
Thu July 19 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa*
Fri July 20 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern*
Sat July 21 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern*
Sun July 22 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle*
Tue July 24 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry*
Wed July 25 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room*
Thu July 26 Kansas City, MO Record Bar*
Fri July 27 Denver, CO Hi-Dive*
Sat July 28 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue*
Mon July 30 Vancouver, BC Lamplighter #
Wed Aug 01 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge#
Fri Aug 03 San Francisco, CA Cafe du Nord #
Sat Aug 04 Los Angeles, CA The Echo #
Sun Aug 05 San Diego, CA Casbah #
Tue Aug 07 Phoenix, AZ Modified #
Wed Aug 08 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
Thu Aug 09 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
Sat Sept 01 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot

* = w/ Scout Niblett
# = w/ Death Vessel

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