What a varied mix of styles, sounds, and moods. From mellow '70s funk and soul to the art rock grandeur of Pink Floyd and OK Computer era Radiohead, this album packed a punch! 🎶❤ Timestamps below... 0:00 Grammy-winning album 0:41 The Nowhere Inn introduced me to St. Vincent 2:35 Daddy's Home album cover and title 4:08 Album reaction (side 1) 18:42 Album reaction (side 2) 32:17 Album review: 30-something themes 34:48 Daddy's Home pairs well with Nowhere Inn
Candy Darling is a famous trans woman that was a part of Andy Warhol's collective who definitely inspired St. Vincent's look for this album. Themes of queerness and internalized doubt/pain are at the core of this project- Somebody Like Me, Pay Your Way in Pain, and My Baby Wants a Baby are definitely about the anxieties of getting older as a queer woman in a heteronormative society. Like you said though, she uses contrast so well and this is just sonically mellow and nice to chill to despite talking about being in a crippling panic. I know St. Vincent took inspiration from the music her dad had listened to. There's more Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Joan Baez, Pink Floyd, and Harry Nilsson on this than there is Radiohead I think, but I definitely see where you got that from. These tracks definitely have a gorgeous, melancholic vibe that's really dreamy to listen to in a way that Radiohead's calmer tunes can be. Anyway great reaction to a great LP! Glad you dug it
Very well said. Thank you for the insight. It seems like I began to scratch the surface but definitely missed some ideas/influences/references. It’s definitely the kind of album that rewards repeated listens.
Loved the depth of this reaction. I really enjoyed how you analyzed the cover art. Most reactors don’t do that, and its an important part of the art/experience. Hope you upload more!
you should do mitski's puberty 2. it's from 2016 and it's critically acclaimed. "your best american girl" the 5th track on the album was one of the most acclaimed track of the 2010s. recently this year, she released an album "laurel hell" which is also great.
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I think I get what you mean. I hear it too, but it doesn't ruin the music for me... There seems to be an extra layer of performativeness or meta-ness that sometimes prevents the music from feeling wholly authentic. But it strikes me as an intentional decision by St. Vincent.
@@MoviesMusicAJ ‘meta” you mean self-referencing? It’s nothing new and not a plus, it’s a crutch, like misused dadaism and surrealism also as a crutch. Ska rhythms of film making. Try the Meridian Brothers. That is a new spin on retro sounds that sounds great without effort.
