Albums of the Year 2024 - Number 15

Crafted during rigorous 7am sessions in her revamped home studio, All Born Screaming ignites the spirit of St. Vincent with an unstoppable flame which despite its bittersweet title, leaves an indelible taste which is anything but sour. Several of these tracks, notably Broken Man and Big Time Nothing, were meticulously sculpted upon modular synths only to be lacerated by blistering guitars and raw vocal prowess. Tenacious, provocative and unwavering, All Born Screaming presents Annie in a bold and focused light, making it clear that she is not only playing with fire but rather commanding it with absolute mastery. - Julia, Rough Trade East | Albums of the Year So Far 2024

Album number seven and St Vincent continues to thrill, educate and be innovative. Her first fully self-produced album (having co-produced every one of her previous efforts), All Born Screaming is St. Vincent at her most primal. Featuring Clark leading “a curated group of rippers” through the brawny “Broken Man,”  the mordant catwalk sashay through the deafening assault of self-loathing that is “Big Time Nothing,” the sublime, elegiac earworm “Sweetest Fruit," All Born Screaming is equal parts spiritual desolation and rapturous acceptance. “If you’re born screaming, that’s a great sign,” says Clark, “because it means you’re breathing. You’re alive. My god. It’s joyous. And then it’s also a protest. We’re all born in protest in a certain way. It’s terrifying to be alive, it’s ecstatic to be alive. It’s everything.”