St Vincent acoustic session @ La Route du Rock 2009

During the 19th edition of the Route du Rock festival in Saint Malo, France, we crossed paths with Annie Clark aka St Vincent. She had her guitar and was happy to do a little acoustic session with us!
Thank you so much, St Vincent, for playing along and doing 2 tracks "Actor Out Of Work" and "The Strangers". A real chill out relaxing moment to break up festival madness!
August 20, 2009

[@NicoleStone321]

I really like her older stuff.

[@reservoirdog1]

Nicole Stone i know that feel

[@espana2172]

@@reservoirdog1 this was pretty bad

[@thebetterlemonjello]

Dude was so in love by the end of the first song he doesn't know what to do lol

[@IrishTazz]

What an amazing human!!! I love her

[@johnwilliams1996]

12/10 Would Buy This Album Twice

[@JP51ism]

Her second CD "Actor" has the first song, by the same name. The second song is "The Strangers" which is the first song on that CD. "Actor" she performs in concert with an electric guitar & more "edge"... "Strangers" on CD gets some of her vocalized sounds here "orchestrated" on a synth; but here, in a field (!) it's just her basic artistry.

[@brianpoetart]

'Lost Moments In Widescreen Television World' I sit and take a singing pill in the middle of Earth and witness these people scream at my great and decidedly kaleidoscopic divide - whilst the other sky stands terrifically respectable, upright and righteously erect Haven't we all been seeing all of these misshapen things before and at another focal point wherein softer people fail to cry by the curvature of an over-elongated eye see a rattle-snake shake it's bare-naked skin Paid for by way of their perfectly imperfect portrayal And this is our parallel and peripheral vision twisted and tweeted colloquially midst - one of an unkindly kind it seems to appear to be This is starting to feel a little bit as though these makeshift masks are miserly and treacherously mistaken for someone else - asking themselves to be wrapped right by our shrieking-faced portrayal No way in and neither a way out from under here, no venture gained the less and lesser said of anything - about to be bed-ridden with eagle-eyed awareness again Lose all of your irreversible time and we begin to creep-crawl like vigilante spiders near the shrieking ceiling A pill to steer us creatively clear I turn the telly on again and again and begin to sit and sin one millisecond at a magnified minute, and there appears to be a paedophile child carrying shy shy time - adulterous by all accords of which Wide-screen reality screens scream sweet sweet kisses of Californian contagion Which way do we go from here to be there though, and I will have to lean in and whisper and wish to ask you this final contrived thing, but are you fully and fantastically prepared to do something that nobody insane has ever really truly done with themselves before? Sprint from the scene of the unrealised crime while everyone else has been watching the pretty little icing-caked surface of that widescreen telly again Vomiting all over the floor, addicted to whichever comes first - the bed or the eagle-eyed re-awareness Go on, do it for yourself - save glorious face and kiss me when you are ready because I am still fucking sitting here whilst I wait with weapons for knitting fingers We were supposed to lead a bohemian existence, when all that we ever lead are broken dreams Photograph yourself until it makes sense of itself, you jet-lagged imbecile Can we please begin to be infantile and impervious to all of this? I am hoping for you to call the truth for what it is... whilst I remind myself to catch that other sky as I start to stand terrifically respectable, upright and righteously erect again Why the hell does your face make less than less sense of ourselves

[@Brian-Hausheer]

ANNIE. PLEASE MAKE AN ACOUSTIC ALBUM. PLEEEEEEEEEEASE!

[@iannetta11]

I second that emotion.

[@Vague_Parade]

0:07 Actor Out Of Work 3:13 The Strangers

[@reginaldperiwinkle]

I really prefer this version of Strangers to the album version. It makes so much more sense to me this way and the lyrics seem to hit home better.

[@iannetta11]

Love this performance. Never gets old. Timeless.

[@mydessiasouthard8256]

There are a lot of musicians who we call artists that aren't. There is nothing original about them and what they do isn't really art. Annie is an artist. Sometimes watching her play is like staring at a really complex painting. I saw her for the first time at Day for Night Festival. I had never heard of her but walked away not only a fan but a bit obsessed. I can't stop watching her you tube videos daily. I'd rather watch her live than in any of the produced videos. They are misleading because you don't get to see her talent & what she really does in them. The sounds that are made using her guitar instead of a track on a soundboard. She is amazingly talented and her beauty in chaos sound is refreshingly different from the stuff you hear everyday. She is that painting in a museum that you are so mesmerized by that you cant look away. You go home and see it when you close your eyes so you scour the internet looking for a print. She is beautiful and has absolutely become my favorite artist!

[@kegsofvomitspit]

Mydessia Barnett, thank you. You saved me a lot of typing.

[@laurenbriscoe6547]

I saw her at Day For Night, too! Wish that festival could’ve kept going!

[@Normiiiiiiiii]

aw "how about another" ! talent

[@acekyngston9915]

I love this version of Actor

[@JP51ism]

Simple elegance - aside from her beautiful acoustic virtuosity, highlighting her melodic composition, hearing her accompany her lyrics with just her vocal patterns, with no studio enhancement, shows the profound talent of this true artist. Bird joins in at 3:45!

[@reservoirdog1]

lost painting ikr, what happened ? ?

[@GraditudevsRevenge]

+lost painting You guys are ridiculous, she does what she wants and has full creative control over her music. I'm not concerned about her artistry, for all I care she can do whatever the fuck she wants. If you were her would you: At least burn out by doing something different (be hated for who you are)? Or stick to the same formula and fade away (Be loved for who you are not)?

[@Jonnyguitar1877]

People get so wrapped up in musical complexity these days they forget about music. Then at the same time, they dance and listen to music that is the most simple crap ever. It's great :) most mainstream rap can be made on a laptop but if you are playing guitar you have to be playing sweeps at 300 Bpm to be considered good. Haha what a world we live in.

[@MclovinJr117]

Chromaesthesia Too tru, it's fun to be flashy with a guitar but some of my favorite songs aren't super complex or have crazy shredding solos. Well some of them do, but point being some of my favorite songs are my favs based on their riffs or their feel.

[@cynparker]

Annie , your the poet in my heart....never change.....and don't you ever stop.

[@Josherfanboy]

Brilliant !!! She is special.. Stops me in my tracks.

[@c4binF3v3r]

Ah ah ah ah ahhhh

[@eduardorodrigueztoledo5512]

Beautiful voice!

[@plastilito]

I love her...

[@EastmanD]

Favorite thing I've ever heard from St Vincent. Including solo work and DB stuff. Nice.

[@danielleelizabeth509]

All I want are tutorials on here for these and all of her other songs T__T She's the best.

[@megangraham3452]

i'm in love with her

[@RackhirTheRed]

I love it. Tasteful playing and a sweet voice singing interesting melodies. I wish she would do more of this and less of the....whatever the stuff she does on electric is called. Different stroked for different folks I guess. Thumbs up. Thanks for uploading this. I'm sure I'll enjoy it quite a few times.

[@MusicTellsaVision]

I love this freshness, which then lost a little.

[@FilAsians]

My ears just melted. Jeessuusss

[@johannsimonot]

Nice, that remind me Regina Specktor :)

[@syntheticsilkwood2206]

I just noticed that annie and regina kinda look similar

[@ThePerro]

First one sounds like that song All Right by Supergrass We are young, we run green Keep our teeth, nice and clean See our friends, see the sights Feel alright

[@samrose7584]

So weird so soooooood! ❤️

[@stewartmcdowall2285]

A delight x

[@Cateastrophe]

FUCKING LOVE THIS

[@guitaroable]

Ya me too but on that one part of the 1st song doesn't she sound and look a bit like a frog ? I think she took some of the second song from Janis Ian's At Seventeen . Fucking peace Cate !

[@Cateastrophe]

larry.

[@Seabass_Inspace]

larry scheller Classic Larry.

[@guitaroable]

Cate Cowan Cate , the " FUCKING " makes you sound a bit trashy . Did you pick that up from Annie when she thought it was cool to constantly drop the F bomb before she realized it wasn't and made her sound trashy ?

[@guitaroable]

Sabastian Walton Thank's Sabastian !

[@RebtheGoodNews]

I like how clearly you can hear her voice without the rock band.

[@surpriseblue]

Love it!

[@tamsonw]

She contains multitudes.

[@anneother6224]

tamonator She is Leviathan inside.

[@gabrielhunk]

lovely n' smooth

[@kevinkemble3718]

“Your a supplement.” Ha!

[@user-qq9qt3tv3b]

That's the most romantic scene I've ever seen

[@timothyweiss9340]

Hey those two songs I resemble that!!!! Hey!!! Also you stole my rif all the way back to the late 80's!!! Oh well I'm glad you incorporate it in your song!!!!

[@ROTTERtube]

love this!

[@Sajtbaba]

The only predictable thing in her music is that it's unpredictable. :-)

[@yigalzaid]

I miss the FUZZ

[@iannetta11]

Magical.

[@st.v4969]

大好き❤️

[@troylstewart1982]

I love you Annie happy birthday weekend...

[@charleseames2554]

Wish I was recording.. Love Annie

[@TheTonyAndreas]

WOW WOW WOW!!!

[@diegodominguez45]

Wonderful

[@williamgabriel2286]

so good

[@mendax7741]

Senin sesini yerim keşke daha önce keşfetseydim bu videoyu

[@Tootufftocry]

the strokes

[@marchristiansen]

I can dig it.

[@BREAKOUT444]

Goat-y

[@charleseames2554]

Name a better female guitarist

[@HBJSpiegel]

waiting . . . 2 years now.. Hmm....

[@l.v.d4465]

😍

[@amievil3697]

So, she can play and sing

[@danielsickboy]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@jasonkeaton6796]

I cant stop listening to her! I read her name a few times but she just got the model from EBMM. I wished I heard her sooner! whats this song btw?

[@kellyfitzgerald2688]

+Jason Keaton Actor Out of Work, then it switches to The Strangers

[@sloroll01]

Ah ah ah ah ahh....ah ah ahh :)

[@irrationallynegative]

How was this recorded? It sounds like it's close miced but there are no mics in sight and no ambience at all except the wind noise at 4:31. And why is it out of sync?

[@amazingmato]

Yeah, it sounds like it's a studio recording. Probably is.

[@frankie28web]

+amazingmato Bullshit. Watch again stupid!

[@amazingmato]

frankie28web Well thanks for the kind words. How do you think it was recorded?

[@ajhnubia]

amazingmato who care how it was recoreded she is great

[@meganmcguire3176]

maybe they used a sound program and bumped certain levels up so the background ambience isnt as loud

[@HummingLoud]

Wonderful talent. I wish she would drop all the pretense she hides behind.

[@villadavid164]

+HummingLoud amen

[@cbappa2]

+HummingLoud I chalk it up to her being an insecure lesbian.

[@mariannerose5661]

+cbappa2 idiotic comment

[@joefelice5062]

+HummingLoud Not everyone has the same personality. Not everyone is trying to make you feel comfortable with his or her behavior and attitude. You can say "pretense" if you want, but some people will always disagree with you. There is a big strange world out there, billions of people.

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

+HummingLoud Pretense?

[@fernandotapia7315]

Como suena la guitarrita

[@bifftethertohn9724]

Blueridge, that's what's up

[@ozten]

Effortless... so bad ass.

[@sleepoptimistic]

OK , So I Admit , I Was Looking For MARROW , Altho I Couldn't Remember Tha Name Until Now , N E Hoo , I Watched At First With Strange Mercy , I SUPPOSE , N E Hoo , Im Sorta In Love With Her Now , She Can Delisiously Eat That Guitar , It Twas and Will Always Will Be Beautiful , Lest Jus Let Go Of Thee Earth For A Second , Back Back Back In Tha Days She Would Have Been Burned At Tha Stake , ARE THEY GOING TO RECORD BURN THA WITCH (???) , I Honestly Don't Evn Care If They Do OR Don't N E Mo , Tis A Peace Path On Both I Suppose , Point Is , " paint tha black hole blacker " , Its In My Thot head Whatever She Said , OK Im Done For Tha Nite I SUPPOSE , Lissen Earth Creatures YOU FUKKIN SUCK (!!!) , All I need Is 8 Tracks and I WIll Burn Your Entire Catalog Down , Jus Kidding , N E Hoo , (bye bye) , AND STAY SAFE .

[@bigratt2336]

what the fuck is this comment

[@gordonkeller6998]

Swear to god, she and Chris Chu are the same person.

[@theonlyxheart2429]

pretty

[@darinbauer8122]

[@jrpipik]

Hold the camera still!

[@drewskywalkerpa]

whats the 2nd song phew

[@katdino8935]

The strangers

[@timothyweiss9340]

Boy I messed that up but you get the drift.....

[@timothyweiss9340]

I apologise for the gay disco crack when you being interviewed ok la I was in a foul mood.......

[@olivervinyl8692]

i want her to sing me to sleep

[@blackfrancis55]

stay on that electric!

[@celsoch]

Wow, this voice is not real =P

[@uninoculated]

this sucks

[@cynparker]

Serapis really? Really ? No, not really. Nope. Your wrong. Move along.

[@cynthiaparker7599]

Serapis you are deaf I assume. I'm very sorry for that. Its a shame because this woman is a massive talent and this is a great song. Hope its not a permanent ailment.Best wishes in your recovery

[@joecapshaw4084]

It was a joke. Clearly.