Daddy's Home (St. Vincent album) explained

Daddy's Home
Type:	studio
Artist:	St. Vincent
Cover:	St. Vincent - Daddy's Home.png
Studio:	Electric Lady (New York) Rough Customer (Brooklyn) Conway (Los Angeles) Compound Fracture (Los Angeles)
Genre:	Lounge-pop psychedelic
Length:	43:09
Label:	Loma Vista
Producer:	Annie Clark Jack Antonoff
Prev Title:	Nina Kraviz Presents Masseduction Rewired
Prev Year:	2018
Next Title:	The Nowhere Inn
Next Year:	2021

Daddy's Home is the sixth studio album by American musician St. Vincent, released on May 14, 2021 by Loma Vista Recordings. Like its predecessor, Masseduction (2017), Clark produced the album alongside Jack Antonoff. Daddy's Home was inspired by Clark's father's release from prison at the end of 2019, as well as the musical palette of New York City in the first half of the 1970s.^{[1] [2]} The record musically incorporates lounge-pop^[3] and psychedelic music.^[4] The album won the award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.^[5]

Background

In May 2010, Clark's father, Richard Clark was convicted on one count of conspiracy, seven counts of wire fraud, five counts of securities fraud, and one count of money laundering.^[6] During his incarceration, Clark released three albums: Strange Mercy (2011), St. Vincent (2014) and Masseduction (2017), receiving a growing amount of attention with each album.^[7] After his release in 2019, Clark was inspired to write the album's title track and also found inspiration in music made in New York City from 1971 to 1975, a contrast to her previous albums, which were categorized as indie rock.

On December 15, 2020, Clark revealed that she would be releasing her sixth studio album in 2021.^[8] On February 25, 2021, street posters revealed that the album would be released on May 14, 2021.^[9] Clark released the album's lead single, "Pay Your Way in Pain", on March 5, 2021. In a profile with The Forty-Five following the single's release, she stated that the theme of the album would be her father's release from prison. Clark added that she wanted to narrate her "story", opining that his release from prison was "a good starting point".^[10]

Critical reception

Upon release, Daddy's Home received widespread critical acclaim. On the review aggregation website Metacritic, it received an average score of 85 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". AnyDecentMusic? collated reviews giving the album an average score of 8.2 out of 10 based on 32 reviews.

Rolling Stone called it "a mutant strain of retro pop steeped in New York lore",^[11] and Tom Doyle of Mojo hailed it as "a full conceptual realisation, filled with great melodies, deep grooves, colourful characterisations and sonic detail that reveals itself over repeated plays."

Accolades

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List	Rank
Consequence	Top 50 Best Albums of 2021
Rolling Stone	The 50 Best Albums of 2021
Slant	The 50 Best Albums of 2021
Spin	The 30 Best Albums of 2021
The Guardian	The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Daddy's Home Tour

The Daddy's Home Tour is a concert tour by American singer St. Vincent in support of her sixth album, Daddy's Home. The tour visited North America, Europe and Asia between 2021 and 2022.

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held at Central Park in Atlanta on October 22, 2021, as part of the Shaky Knees Music Festival.^[12] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Digital Witness"
2. "Down"
3. "Birth in Reverse"
4. "Daddy's Home"
5. "New York"
6. "Los Ageless"
7. "Sugarboy"
8. "Fast Slow Disco"
9. "Pay Your Way in Pain"
10. "Fear the Future"
11. "Your Lips Are Red"
12. "The Melting of the Sun"

Track listing

All songs written by Annie Clark, except where noted. All songs produced by Clark and Jack Antonoff.

Daddy's Home ^[13]

Personnel

Musicians

• Annie Clark – vocals (1–8, 10–13), guitar (1-8, 10–13), sitar guitar (1, 2, 4–8), modular synthesizer (1), acoustic guitar (2–5, 8, 10–12), lap steel (2, 5, 7), bass (2, 12), Wurlitzer (4), keyboards (7), Mellotron (7, 10), vibes (7)
• Jack Antonoff – drums (1–8, 10–13), percussion (1, 5, 8), bass (1–8, 11–13), Wurlitzer (1–4, 6–8, 10–12), guitar (1, 4, 13), background vocals (1), synthesizers (3), Mellotron (4, 10, 13), piano (5), clavinet (5, 12), clavichord (8), acoustic guitar (12)
• Thomas Bartlett – piano (1, 10), Wurlitzer (2–5, 8, 13)
• Cian Riordan – drums (1, 5)
• Lynne Fiddmont – background vocals (1–8, 10–13)
• Kenya Hathaway – background vocals (1–8, 10–13)
• Evan Smith – saxophones (2, 3, 10, 12), flute (2, 10), guitar (2), synthesizers (2), clarinet (10), horns (11)
• Sam KS – drums (2, 10), congas (2)
• Patrick Kelly – bass (10)
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel (10)
• Daniel Hart – violin (10)
• Michael Leonhard – trombone (12), trumpet (12)

Producers and engineers^[14]

• Annie Clark – producer
• Jack Antonoff – producer
• Laura Sisk – recording engineer
• Peter Labberton – recording engineer (10)
• John Rooney – assistant recording engineer
• Jon Sher – assistant recording engineer
• Cian Riordan – additional recording, mixer
• Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer

Artwork

• Zackery Michael – photography
• Mishka Westell – package design
• Annie Clark – art direction, creative direction
• Leah Lehrer – art direction, creative direction
• Liz Lambert – art direction
• Avigail Collins – styling
• Pamela Neal – hair
• Hinako Nishiguch – makeup

Charts

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Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[15]	45
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[16]	66
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	10

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. Vincent Details New Album Daddy's Home, Shares Video for New Song: Watch. Minsker. Evan. March 4, 2021. Pitchfork. March 8, 2021.
2. Web site: Sacher . Andrew . March 4, 2021 . St. Vincent announces new album "Daddy's Home," shares 'Pay Your Way In Pain' . March 8, 2021 . BrooklynVegan.
3. Web site: Gigwise. The Best Albums of 2021 So Far. Gigwise. June 21, 2021. July 4, 2021.
4. Web site: Cordon. Dan. St. Vincent – Daddy's Home. November 14, 2021. May 17, 2021. abc.net.au.
5. Web site: 2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List (Live Updates) . Grammys.com. November 23, 2021. April 3, 2022.
6. Web site: 2010-10-29 . Securities Attorney and Former Stock Broker Each Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for $43 Million Pump-and-Dump Stock Manipulation Scheme . 2022-08-04 . . en-US.
7. Web site: Snapes . Laura . 2021-03-04 . St Vincent: 'I'd been feral for so long. I was sort of in outer space' . 2022-08-04 . . en-UK.
8. Web site: Sanchez . Gabrielle . 2020-12-15 . St. Vincent Is 'Locked and Loaded' With a New Album . 2022-08-04 . Vulture . en-us.
9. Web site: Strauss . Matthew . 2021-02-25 . St. Vincent Teases New Album Daddy's Home With Street Posters and Hotline . 2022-08-04 . Pitchfork . . en-US.
10. Web site: Barlow . Eve . 2021-05-13 . St. Vincent – Cover Story: "Clark Girls are an impenetrable force. We will cut a bitch" . 2022-08-04 . The Forty-Five . en-GB.
11. Bernstein . Jonathan . Dolan . Jon . Ehrlich . Brenna . Freeman . Jon . Grow . Kory . Martoccio . Angie . Quick Hits . . 1351 . May 2021 . May 10, 2021 . 76.
12. Web site: St. Vincent Brings New York To Atlanta At Shaky Knees. Helman, Peter. Stereogum. Scott Lapatine. October 23, 2021. July 3, 2022.
13. Web site: St. Vincent（セイント・ヴィンセント）、新作『Daddy's Home』5月14日リリース決定＆先行シングル"Pay Your Way In Pain"MV公開。日本盤には"New York featuring YOSHIKI"収録 - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE. 2021-03-15. tower.jp.
14. Web site: Credits / Daddy's Home / Saint Vincent. live. May 14, 2021. Tidal. https://web.archive.org/web/20210515014932/https://listen.tidal.com/album/183280936/credits . 2021-05-15 .
15. Web site: Albumit 20/2021. Musiikkituottajat. fi. May 23, 2021.
16. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 20 (dal 14.5.2021 al 20.5.2021). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. May 21, 2021.
17. Web site: Veckolista Album Fysiskt, vecka 20. sv. Sverigetopplistan. May 21, 2021.