23 October, 2017Print
St. Vincent Cracks Billboard Top Ten with Highest Ever Debut for 'MASSEDUCTION'
'FEAR THE FUTURE TOUR' U.S. DATES BEGIN NOVEMBER 14St. Vincent has earned her highest debut ever on the Billboard 200, cracking the top ten (#10) for the first time with her recently released ‘MASSEDUCTION’ (Loma Vista Recordings). The new record also charted at #3 for Top Current Albums and #2 for Rock and Alternative releases, all career highs for St. Vincent.
‘MASSEDUCTION’ has been met with near-universal raves, earning St. Vincent the highest praise of her career:
“A push toward making big-time pop deeper, and darker.” – NY Times
“A masterpiece of confrontational intimacy…the most direct Clark has ever been.” – Rolling Stone / 4 stars
“At once epic and intimate, fusing the myth of the legend-like St. Vincent with what it means to be simply Annie Clark.” – Billboard
“A near masterpiece for our age of anxiety.” – Entertainment Weekly / A-
“St. Vincent’s new album is brilliant…one of pop’s smartest, craftiest young artists…easily her best record yet.” – LA Times
“Her first bonafide masterpiece.” - Boston Globe
“A career summit. It’s her ‘Lemonade,’ her ‘OK Computer’—whatever reference conveys the urgency with which it demands to be listened to when it drops.” – Nylon
“The best thing she's ever done and there are no bad St. Vincent records.” – Buzzfeed
“As dangerous as it is thrilling.” – Stereogum
"Annie Clark is the best pop star we have...a visionary who is perceptive enough to help lead us through the benighted times we find ourselves in." - VICE, Noisey
St. Vincent brings her ‘Fear The Future Tour’ to the United States on November 14, with announced dates running in to 2018. A full list is below:
11/14 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
11/15 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
11/17 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
11/18 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theater
11/19 – Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
11/20 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
11/21 – Louisville, KY – The Kentucky Center
11/22 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
11/24 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre
11/25 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
11/27 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
11/28 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
11/30 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
12/1 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
12/2 – Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre
12/3 – Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre
12/16-12/17 – Houston, TX - Day For Night Festival
1/9 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
1/10 - Columbus, OH - Express Live
1/12 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
1/13 - Omaha, NE - Kiewit Concert Hall at Holland Performing Arts Center
1/15 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
1/19 - Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre
1/20 - Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium
1/22 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
1/25 - Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
1/26 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
1/27 - San Diego, CA – Observatory
‘Fear The Future’ Enhanced Experiences are available on all announced 2017 and 2018 dates. Enhanced experiences include a two song St. Vincent sound check performance and a question & answer session.
‘Fear The Future’ Enhanced Experience:
*One (1) premium reserved seat -OR- One (1) general admission ticket with early entry to see St. Vincent live
*Pre-show experience including a two (2) song St. Vincent sound check performance and a question & answer session with St. Vincent
*Professional photographs taken of you with St. Vincent’s signature guitar and interview podium
*One (1) limited edition tour poster signed by St. Vincent
*Crowd free merchandise shopping
*On-site concert host
‘MASSEDUCTION’ TRACK LIST:
1. Hang On Me
2. Pills
3. Masseduction
4. Sugarboy
5. Los Ageless
6. Happy Birthday, Johnny
7. Savior
8. New York
9. Fear The Future
10. Young Lover
11. Dancing with a Ghost
12. Slow Disco
13. Smoking Section
For more information please contact Matt Hanks (mhanks@shorefire.com), Chris Taillie (ctaillie@shorefire.com) or Max Lefkowitz (mlefkowitz@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media, (718) 522-7171