interesting choices

More interesting in the Billboard story, though, is the way Williams described how he captured each model in the making of this video, and specifically the soundtracks he played:

While shooting the video, he blasted The Prodigy for Clark. For Keiji Haino, the Japanese artist? “No music,” says Williams. “I had to use that, his silence.” Love only wanted to listen to her own songs; Manson “brought it” with Jay Z, even though he only ­listened to Justin Timberlake while ­prepping. “All of the hair and makeup ladies [said they] were ­fanning ­themselves, like, ‘That is the sexiest guy I’ve ever met,’ “ says Clark of Manson. (via)

st vincent teaches david letterman a thing or two

(via)

st vincent was on snl

some people loved it, some people hated it.

we're almost done.

the 5th and final twilight installment is nearly upon us. i really can't believe in just over a month, this whole saga will be over. here's the newly announced soundtrack:

01 Passion Pit: "Where I Come From"
02 Ellie Goulding: "Bittersweet"
03 Green Day: "The Forgotten"
04 Feist: "Fire in the Water"
05 The Boom Circuits: "Everything and Nothing"
06 St. Vincent: "The Antidote"
07 Pop ETC: "Speak Up"
08 Iko: "Heart of Tone"
09 A Boy and His Kite: "Cover Your Tracks"
10 James Vincent McMorrow: "Ghosts"
11 Paul McDonald & Nikki Reed: "All I've Ever Needed"
12 Reeve Carney: "New For You"
13 Christina Perri: "A Thousand Years (Part Two)"
14 Carter Burwell: "Plus Que Ma Prope Vie"

can't wait!

david byrne + st. vincent

reminds me of the time joel and i had a run-in with the murfreesboro police. album stream here.

st vincent : cheerleader

did everyone see her on portlandia this weekend?

2Pz 2011 faves : kylie's top 10 albums

well it's december, so... time to roll out some of our end-of-the-year-favorites lists. i'm going to start us off by listing my top 10 favorite albums (+ favorite track). ready?!?!

10. twin sister - in heaven
"stop"

9. architecture in helsinki - moment bends

"contact high"

8. beyonce - 4

"i care"

7. the antlers - burst apart

"i don't want love

6. m83 - hurry up, we're dreaming

"midnight city"

5. st. vincent - strange mercy

"surgeon"

4. drake - take care

"take care" (feat. rihanna)

3. bon iver - bon iver

"holocene"

2. the weeknd - house of balloons

"high for this"

1. pj harvey - let england shake

"the words that maketh murder"

honorable mentions:
the drums - portamento
jay-z + kanye west - watch the throne
blood orange - coastal grooves
jamie woon - mirrorwriting
the rapture - in the grace of your love

on friday, i'll give you my "top 25 songs of 2011" spotify playlist. rest up.

tell me your favorites in the comments, plz!

this is so. good.

In a new 4AD Session, St. Vincent add polish and punch to four tracks from the already brilliant recent album Strange Mercy. Shot at Greenpoint, Brooklyn's Shangri-La Studios, and directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, the footage features performances of "Chloe in the Afternoon", "Surgeon", "Strange Mercy", and "Year of the Tiger", with Annie Clark's vocal eccentricities and shredding emphasized high in the audio mix. (via)

st. vincent : strange mercy

new album
streaming here.

st. vincent - cruel

keekerz speakerz

braids - lemonade

blood orange - dinner

drake - headlines

st. vincent - surgeon

neon indian - polish girl