Album: Actor by St. Vincent (2009)
Genre: Pop | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Enlightened
Record Label: Beggars Banquet
Format: Album

Description: Actor is the second album by musician St. Vincent, released by 4AD on May 4, 2009, in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States. The first single released was "Actor out of Work" that April. Annie Clark was influenced by scores to films by Disney and Woody Allen. To prevent writer's block, Clark watched films without the sound and composed music for her favorite scenes. After arranging the music using GarageBand, she then wrote lyrics and added gentle vocal melodies.

The music video for "Actor out of Work" was premiered April 10, 2009 on Spinner. In it, Clark auditions a series of actors who begin sobbing in front of her. The video for "Laughing with a Mouth of Blood" features Clark with comedy duo ThunderAnt as owners of a feminist bookstore.

Artist Background: Anne Erin "Annie" Clark (born September 28, 1982), better known by her stage name St. Vincent, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. After studying at Berklee College of Music for three years, she began her music career as a member of the Polyphonic Spree. Clark was also a member of Sufjan Stevens's touring band before forming her own band in 2006. St. Vincent's work has received consistent praise for its distinct musical style, which blends soft rock, experim... Part of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: PJ Harvey, Perfume Genius, Angel Olsen, Fiona Apple

Music Scene: Part of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Pop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Pop, Rock/Pop, Enlightened, 2000s, Album, Beggars Banquet

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Actor is the second album by musician St. Vincent, released by 4AD on May 4, 2009, in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States. The first single released was "Actor out of Work" that April. Annie Clark was influenced by scores to films by Disney and Woody Allen. To prevent writer's block, Clark watched films without the sound and composed music for her favorite scenes. After arranging the music using GarageBand, she then wrote lyrics and added gentle vocal melodies.

The music video for "Actor out of Work" was premiered April 10, 2009 on Spinner. In it, Clark auditions a series of actors who begin sobbing in front of her. The video for "Laughing with a Mouth of Blood" features Clark with comedy duo ThunderAnt as owners of a feminist bookstore.

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