Angst and anger fuel the fire

Texan singer St Vincent tells Ed Power why her new record continues a penchant for creating music that is so personal and intense

I just knew I needed to detox from the constant stimulation of email and phone. I needed space

ANNIE CLARK, aka St Vincent, is speaking in a soft, sad whisper. “Recently my life has been difficult and challenging and dark,” says the 29-year-old Texan singer. “I’ve had a very trying year. So when I got the chance to go back into a room and write songs, it was an amazingly straightforward process. I realised I was lucky that I get to play music for a living.”