St. Vincent
Masseduction
"Masseduction", which is the fifth album by St. Vincent, was released on October 13, 2017, via Loma Vista Recordings. The album reached number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking her first top ten album in the United States. The album received widespread critical acclaim and was ranked the fourth-most mentioned album in critics' year-end lists for 2017. At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, the album won two awards: Best Recording Package and Best Rock Song for the title track, and was also nominated for Best Alternative Music Album.
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"Masseduction", which is the fifth album by St. Vincent, was released on October 13, 2017, via Loma Vista Recordings. The album reached number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking her first top ten album in the United States. The album received widespread critical acclaim and was ranked the fourth-most mentioned album in critics' year-end lists for 2017. At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, the album won two awards: Best Recording Package and Best Rock Song for the title track, and was also nominated for Best Alternative Music Album.
The lead single, "New York" was released on June 30, 2017, followed by the second single, "Los Ageless" on September 6, when the album was officially announced. The album was promoted through two tours: the Fear the Future Tour, where St. Vincent performed solo to pre-recorded tracks in theaters, and the I Am a Lot Like You! Tour, where she performed with her band mostly in festivals around the world.
"Masseduction" features contributions from various artists, including Doveman on piano, Kamasi Washington on saxophone, Jenny Lewis on guest vocals, and beat production from Sounwave, among others. The album has been described as a culmination of years of writing and includes themes of power, sex, drugs, sadness, imperiled relationships, and death. The music blends different genres, including electropop, glam rock, new wave, ambient rock, industrial-tinted techno, psychedelic rock, electronic rock, and dream pop.