FRED YEAST

David Byrne and St Vincent: Who

It genuinely sent Fred’s heart racing when he heard about this collaboration. Byrne is one of Fred’s long-time muso crushes, while Annie Clark is perhaps his favourite musician of all time. Or vice versa.

Whatever, it’s a delicious combination and the album, which comes out later this year, promises to be an absolute treat. Here’s a little taster of what’s to come. Fans of both will be pleased to hear that the sound is as experimental as it is catchy, moving as it does through smokey sax, choppy time changes and typically Clark-esque squeals, screeches and clatterings of serrated guitar. Bliss.

18th June 2012

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Fred Yeast writes of the wondrous talent that is Annie Clark

15th November 2011

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milk-eyed-mender:

A: What is a strange mercy?

AC: Well, in the instance of the song, you’re telling someone a merciful lie. You want to protect someone so you give a half truth… or, like in Chloe In The Afternoon, you’re looking for catharsis through an S&M scenario. You know there’s a lot of strange mercies in the world? There are lots of mammals, that when they give birth, cats for example, if there’s a runt in the litter, if it’s clear it won’t survive, the mother cat will devour it.

3rd October 2011

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milk-eyed-mender:

A: What is a strange mercy?
AC: Well, in the instance of the song, you’re telling someone a merciful lie. You want to protect someone so you give a half truth… or, like in Chloe In The Afternoon, you’re looking for catharsis through an S&M scenario. You know there’s a lot of strange mercies in the world? There are lots of mammals, that when they give birth, cats for example, if there’s a runt in the litter, if it’s clear it won’t survive, the mother cat will devour it.