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This is fresh air. I'm Terry Gross. My guest is the musician known as St. Vincent.

She's a singer, songwriter, guitarist,

multi-instrumentalist, and a three-time

Grammy winner.

Her songs can go pretty dark.

Her guitar playing can be shredding,

but her lyrics typically read like good poetry.

New York Times Music Critic John Pirellas described her as, quote,

a grown-up fascinated by personas, gender roles, connections, obligations, self-destructive behavior, and

looming mortality."

In addition to her own albums, she co-wrote the Taylor Swift song Cruel Summer and the Olivia

Rodrigo song obsessed and recorded an album of duets with David Byrne.

St. Vincent has a new album called All Born Screaming.

Team musicians featured on the album have played in bands that deeply influenced her in her formative years,

Nirvana and David Bowie.

Dave Grohl, who was Nirvana's drummer and later co-founded Foo Fighters, is featured on drums.

Mark Giuliana, who played on Bowie's album Black Star, is also featured on drums on some

tracks. When Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and

and Roll Hall of Fame, St. Vincent sang lead on the band's performance of

Lithium. Let's start with a track from St. Vincent's new album, All Born Screaming.

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