Pills - St. Vincent

I think I'm going to ride this crazy train for a little while longer. "Pills" is a single that was released by St. Vincent earlier this week on October 10th, 2017, and is off of her latest (and highly anticipated) new album MASSEDUCTION, which is out today! "New York," and "Los Ageless"  which have been the lead singles off of MASSEDUCTION have been unexpectedly concise and tame for St. Vincent who is known for experimental implementations-or oddities-in her songs, be it with her "ya" in "Digital Witness," or the soft wood-winds in the chorus of "Cruel." Annie Clark (St. Vincent) is always leaving question marks around (especially in her music videos), fortunately, unlike "New York," and "Los Ageless," "Pills" brings back the weird that is common with the wonderful Annie Clark. 

Much of St. Vincent's endeavors either appeal or deter people, because you either get her vision or...you have no fucking clue. In my opinion, if you are not able to comprehend what she is trying to evoke, then you're not trying to understand it. Annie Clark makes her listeners work to establish the meaning of her songs, which normally have a strong yet subtle message, like "Digital Witness" being about the digital age and how you really haven't lived unless you share your experience online. In the case of "Pills," it is about the sordid joke of how commonplace taking pills becomes when you become dependent on such narcotics. In an interview by Pitchfork Clark stated "a little snapshot of a small period of my life. I was having trouble sleeping and I had taken a sleeping pill. As I was popping it into my mouth I was like [sings] 'Do-do-do, do-do-do, pills, pills, pills, every day of the week-oh, maybe that's song jingle-y that it's good.'" 

What makes this song strange? Well, the chorus is part of what Clark had said in the interview "Do-do-do..." and so on in an advertisement sort of jingle that makes the song appear comical. Once you come to grips with what Annie Clark is going for the song becomes pretty cool, and the rhythm and melody in which the chorus is sung is amped up with the classic badd-ass guitar riffs that is synonymous with St. Vincent. The song transforms from a silly tone to a jam with all the instruments playing off each other but around the last minute, the song comes down to an emotional but somber tone in Annie Clark's attempt to reach out to all those who may affect a drug user. 

I suppose it does not need too much mentioning, based on the message, personal story and emphasis of themes of the song, that the lyrics reflects the idea of the dark joke of the ordinary popping of pills. 

To wrap this up, all you need to know is that it is St. Vincent, any song of hers is just great and deserves mentioning, and even though I want to promote and talk about the tracks that don't receive much attention, I just couldn't help myself with this song. Also, if you are unfamiliar with St. Vincent then you need to re-evaluate your music tastes. 

If you're looking for more information or want to know where to download or purchase St. Vincent's MASSEDUCTION, look no further:

STV Store: https://store.ilovestvincent.com iTunes: http://found.ee/StVincent_MASSEDUCTIO... Google: http://found.ee/StVincent_MASSEDUCTIO... Spotify: http://found.ee/StVincent_MASSEDUCTIO...