Coachella Photos: St. Vincent’s Quirky Command

April 13, 2015

At the tail end of a killer first weekend at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, weirdo princess Annie Clark and her St. Vincent project took us on a bewildering Warhol/Wonka ride. “Welcome all you analog witnesses,” the quirk-chanteuse offered the packed main-stage masses who opted for real instruments and voices over the spacebar spaceouts happening across the field. Opening with “Rattlesnake” before the minimalist-funk anthem “Digital Witness” locked everyone into the infectious energy.

Like a mix of Catwoman and the kind of avant garde sage you’d see on “Girls,” Annie captivated with angular fretwork through a set pulled largely from the band’s 2014 self-titled album. It wasn’t until closer and recent single “Birth in Reverse” that we saw the tightly controlled livewire truly let herself get carried away by the moment.

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Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
12 St Vincent At Coachella 2015 By Johnny Firecloud

Coachella 2015: St. VincentAll photos by Johnny Firecloud
13 St Vincent At Coachella 2015 By Johnny Firecloud

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud
Coachella 2015: St. Vincent

All photos by Johnny Firecloud

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A senior writer at CraveOnline since 2006, Johnny has reported on music culture around the world for over a decade while setting a higher standard of reviews, editorials, photography and interviews with the industry's biggest names. Johnny has conceptualized and produced a wide range of original Crave features such as the long-running Band of The Month series, the CraveOnstage performance feature, the Music History video series and the Passport travel colum, among others. His Crave coverage spectrum has included Lifestyle, Travel, Film & TV, Politics, Sports, Fashion and Food writing.

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