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Los Ageless
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Artist:St. Vincent
Album:Masseduction
Label:Loma Vista
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"Los Ageless" is a song by the American musician St. Vincent. It was released on September 6, 2017, through Loma Vista as the second single from her fifth studio album, Masseduction.[1]

Composition

"Los Ageless" is a dance-rock, new wave, and electropop[2] song driven by, "the flat thwack of electronic drums and a squirting synth-bass sound" while Clark "slathers distorted guitar lines on top of this foundation."[3] Stereogum's Tom Breihan described the song is nothing like Clark has ever done before, further stating, "the title might make the song seem like a companion piece, but it's actually a pulsing, synthetic, slightly funky piece of new wave."[4] Andrew Trendell of NME stated that, "'Los Ageless' [is] fuelled by a rush of industrial electro beats and fuzzy guitar," while seeing Clark "further blurring the boundaries of genre as the stomp of the track builds towards an almighty and feral climax."[5]

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Los Ageless" was released on October 3, 2017. The video was directed by Willo Perron. In the video, Clark "parodies the lives of Los Angeles socialites (yoga classes, plastic surgery, etc.) in a gruesome, pastel fashion."[7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Masseduction booklet.[8]

Musicians

Technical

Alternate version

An acoustic version (featuring only Clark's vocals and acoustic piano) was released in October 2018 on MassEducation, an "acoustic reworking" of the entire Masseduction album.

Other media

The song was featured in the fifth season premiere of the Netflix animated show BoJack Horseman, miniseries Echoes (2022) and Obsession (2023), as well as the films Miss Bala (2019) and Am I OK? (2022). English rock band the Wombats covered the song in 2018.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flanagan . Andrew . St. Vincent Announces New Album 'Masseduction,' Releases New Single 'Los Ageless' . . September 6, 2017 . September 6, 2017.
  2. Web site: Bulut . Selim . Listen To St. Vincent's New Song 'Los Ageless' . . September 6, 2017 . September 6, 2017.
  3. Leight . Elias . St. Vincent Previews New LP 'Masseduction' With Kinetic 'Los Ageless' . . September 6, 2017 . September 6, 2017.
  4. Web site: Breihan . Tom . St. Vincent - "Los Ageless" . . September 6, 2017 . September 6, 2017.
  5. Web site: Trendell . Andrew . St Vincent unveils new single 'Los Ageless' and announces new album 'MASSEDUCTION' . . September 6, 2017 . September 6, 2017.
  6. Web site: The 25 Best Rock Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks. Billboard.com. 20 December 2017. December 29, 2017.
  7. Web site: Minsker . Evan . St. Vincent Gets Plastic Surgery in New "Los Ageless" Video: Watch . . October 3, 2017 . October 5, 2017.
  8. . . 2017 . booklet . . LVR00226 .
  9. Web site: Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases |.

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