St. Vincent performing "Cruel" Live at KCRW's Apogee Sessions

[@brwhyon]

So much SOUL in her music, Beautiful.

[@jodymoon]

wow, singing and playing those guitar riffs at the same time is amazing!!!

[@alex0adam]

probably one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen and heard

[@fullmetalchamploo]

that string arrangement gives me chills every time.

[@MoiraRussell]

That voice is unreal. Amazing.

[@Martel4]

I really love this album but I always come back to this song. It's just so poppy! I've liked her ever since I heard Laughing With a Mouth of Blood and Actor Out of Work.

[@sacr3dseeker]

Daniel Ramirez I’m genuinely curious about how you feel about her now

[@Knucklehead13131]

I love her voice, she sounds so much better live!

[@AARONMACKENZIE]

Honestly, I think I like this mix. Can hear her voice better than usual, kinda' interesting.

[@kkmatt]

wow. i think i might have to skip my night class to see her next week!!! this is fantastic!

[@Magicpoop1]

I can't believe I missed her at moogfest. Seeing her live is the pinnacle of my existence!

[@ughaghost]

i like that this song shows so much of her range.looks like she really challenged herself with this one

[@iians96]

this is my first time checking them out and im diggin it

[@lifeisdead01]

This is gorgeous

[@deathinmidsummer]

Wonderful performance!

[@robec55]

turbo amazing!

[@Uberforth]

Thank you!

[@BergamoFirenzeSGV]

amazing guitar player, beautiful voice, beautiful woman. She's awesome.

[@jordanmajel]

This is so uncommon to my ears, yet so fucking AWESOME! I LOVE IT!

[@phantom102]

I prefer this to the studio version.

[@Travmann777]

All i gotta say, is try to sing that melody and play the line she plays at the same time. That's fucking talent. And she is one of todays better indie guitar players. And another note, play that fucking solo, it's hot. You groove to it.

[@husker666]

She can do no wrong as far as I am concerned.

[@ReallyAngryBieber]

I love her guitar so much. :'(

[@StuartSeaton]

Her guitar playing has been sadly lost in her fame. I hope it comes back. Bring back the old Annie Clarke!

[@trent7567]

I prefer modern st vincent

[@smrtkscm]

This is good, actually very good!

[@benficaM8888]

thats called creativity, true musician has to add something different to the table.. you can't dwell in Jimi Hendrix era forever.. He is great, but this is 2011.. Otherwise you'll be a guitar nerd on your bedroom forever, who can play other people's flawlessly, but no one buys your records..

[@zzzaaakkkaaa]

more! more! more!

[@Dunco64]

That was really cool damn.

[@TheNiggaNando]

Amazing stuff.

[@Jamy820]

she's so beautiful

[@jongustafson1001]

So cruel, so gruesome beautiful...Luuuv it...

[@thrillalex]

I'm in love.

[@activision]

god damn she's great

[@mikebott6940]

it's taken me a while to warm up to 'strange mercy' but i rather like it now.

[@TheDobleQ]

Best guitar riff of 2011

[@TheThisosMeta]

she's so excited

[@vidmoosh]

Go to one of her gigs

[@caseycurran]

@cannabisdeathmorbs I heard she uses a Zvex Fuzz Factory. I just picked one of these up and tried that riff. Sounds about right.

[@basedwong]

she said in an interview that she leaves it up to interpretation. She also said it's straightforward in regard to what she sings about. The lyrics I would say are very light but clever.

[@vivelavidarocka]

"Newer artist"? Just so you know, this talented artist has been around for quite sometime now..Witnessing her songwriting skills blossoming the way they've had through out all these years, it has been a rewarding musical journey and an experience by itself If you can't see the genius and freshness of her musical arrangements or the poetic beauty in her lyrics, I guess, well,... you are not the annoying music connoisseour you so hard trying to come across with your comments.

[@talkinragtime2746]

it's 2023 and I just found her

[@amozoness6]

This chick is a badass ..

[@undeaddezreal]

i watched this video like 10 times and i never noticed-

[@johnmcclane88909507]

I agree. David Gilmour's solo in Hey You doesn't have many notes but it's powerful.

[@cannabisdeathmorbs]

bad ass effects on her guitar. can any one tell me how she accomplishedthat sound? what effectpedals is she using?

[@AnggadaAryaPalastra]

I think it's fuzz and a compressor pedal

[@RosssRoyce]

Maybe you make sense considering her body of work as whole, i was talking from impressions coming from this one recording so i'll surely check the rest having in mind how you describe her. Cheers

[@MrPouches]

i lub u

[@jakestone31]

Well, this fucking totally rules.

[@drunkass77]

the sound guy really didnt want to turn up her earphone, she motioned to her ear 5 or 6 times

[@donleonshi]

Nothing more hotter than a woman who knows how to play a guitar! :)

[@627vita]

wow mix of milano and ryder.... that face and that guitar ::D such a panzy for this annie clark i am

[@malibu35072]

Couldn't agree more. Maybe Robert should play her solo himself and then we can critique his playing style?

[@JustinSoileau]

@CW2SCOGG She's from Texas.

[@fiennesfan]

@Anticsize Oh, I'd really like to know who is her husband (I'm a straight woman so no jelousy though, I'm just curious 'cause Annie is one of my idols). And I think this is the drummer who recorded and played with Jeff Buckley-Matt Johnson. As an artist, she is often compared to Jeff (in a good way) so it's great that she can play with one of his musicians, but I wonder why she changed all of her band members recently. The seemed like such a close friends in her tour videos.

[@bektusolomon3011]

have you checked out any of her other material?

[@Uberforth]

Anybody know what the music playing at the start of the video is?

[@GirthGod]

@aMadButcher looks like a harmony bobcat...some of there other stuff is pretty cool

[@SuperCarmelo007]

que guitarra es la que usa?

[@robertbanks82]

Of course I have.

[@EatPieYes]

Well now - Hendrix used his guitar for one thing, whilst Annie here uses her for a completely different thing. And I want to ask you what you feel is "deep" music, if this is "vacuous in terms of substance".

[@medikamensch]

Anyboby who lnows the singers guitar brand? :)

[@ulle101]

@vijayk416 that's what I make every day, this version is so cool

[@vijayk416]

@ulle101 well then you should play it again!

[@Renken_]

No problem. =)

[@darinbauer8122]

[@easyjro]

when i find the song ill let you know

[@theOlie]

was sound guy was sleeping or something? she asked hin to turn up the monitor like 10 times, and the solo was inaudible

[@intergalactichaiku]

@01010101101010100110 you've got to see her live then! there's a whole lot of dirty sonic youth moments.

[@Renken_]

Save Me From What I Want, by St. Vincent

[@snugglebear97653]

how did she make her guitar sound like that... woah

[@detroitjames2012]

Wow. Jessie Spano can play!

[@ИнессаГабдулхакова]

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[@TaffyRaphie]

why do all the best artists use Harmony/airline/silvertone/ultracheap guitars?

[@AwesomeTwilightFan19]

@easyjro Are you talking about the song that St.Vincent and Bon Iver did together? Because that's called Roslyn, its amazing. One of my faves of all time

[@higgunz]

@aMadButcher Looks like a Harmony to me.

[@toeboil]

this is a tall drink of water~~~

[@KillerMonkey15O]

1967 Harmony Bobkat.

[@RosssRoyce]

i feel you distort(or misunderstand)what i express-as if i wanted "literal" or "traditional" things.Take Joanna Newsom,she writes very abstract,far from "litaral" but you are MOVED by the lyrics,the feeling is sharp as razorblade,not "vague".i talk about not content but feeling-when u open yourself you put youself on the line and your feeling is genuine & touches others,whoever Susanne was or her tea was actually not from China.StV. to me does have "concept" behind but it is just "smart" stich.

[@deathchips926]

@easyjro lol that riff is not to be found on any bon iver record.

[@thisaintmyrealname1]

Who mixed this, the guitar needs to be brought way up

[@funnyguise]

look again

[@billas1515]

We were smoking a joint, chill bra!

[@Lobstrosties]

so i just watched this a couple times, and im pretty wasted, but im pretty sure the drummer didnt hit his hihats once. Its all electric baby

[@easyjro]

i swear i heard that riff on the last bon iver record someone name that song?

[@MrSinclaircooper]

@LomoMop No she is not; great songwriter and competent guitarist, she is not Jimi Hendrix.

[@einXtein]

She had her jellyfish on. Nice.

[@boris526]

meditating on this song. Would be a good song for a chick great gatsby flick

[@100grapes]

awww her guitar solo was waaay too quiet!

[@acnn2]

Casually kcrw?

[@sofiajoubert2050]

I can think of a million, less talented, men (and pretty women) getting more attention than her. Hardly think her being attractive has anything to do with it. Plus, simple doesen´t mean bad. Complicated, fast million note solos often suck. So what if she feels like twitching? Try to be more open to different perspectives and to women who are actual mucisians.

[@ManBag101]

ahh if only the volume was up for her guitar solo

[@ManNotAgain]

damn...Anna is quite attractive..

[@CW2SCOGG]

shhhhh. go on over to world service collective recordings and check out our labels artists instead.......they know how to stay in their own genres and do it well.....

[@LomoMop]

she is like the female Jimi Hendrex :)

[@TheDobleQ]

@billy1990ism Doesn't Really Matter.

[@themanunknown9]

st. vincetit

[@andrewcrane5250]

about time that someone hot has talent lol

[@ulle101]

this song is just too short :-(

[@TaffyRaphie]

@LomoMop don't be silly.

[@ghostmomparasiempre]

Wow, I think this is the first negative comment I've seen on a St. Vincent video...you're certainly entitled to your opinion, but in the future don't confuse your distaste for something with a lack of talent, please. There's certainly a subjective aspect to determining a songwriter's talent for composition, but she is objectively a talented guitarist, arranger, and vocalist.

[@cnote6923]

yeah but I bet it's the most talented

[@billy1990ism]

@TheDobleQ And from a woman :O