Some albums you need a bit of time to live with, as well as attention to what they've got going on - this is one of them. For me, St Vincent took several listens to emerge as more than a quirky, occasionally interesting but basically incoherent melange, but at some point I twigged to just how interesting and good it actually is - maybe I needed to get my ear in and learn how to listen to it (often a characteristic of good music and indeed, in similar vein, art of all kinds). Full of personality, melodic and structural left turns, unfamiliar and jagged rhythms, and sneakily tremendous guitar bits, it's terrific!
