Actor (album)

Actor
Studio album by
St. Vincent
ReleasedMay 4, 2009
Studio
Genre
Length39:09
Label4AD
Producer
St. Vincent chronology
Marry Me
(2007) 		Actor
(2009) 		Strange Mercy
(2011)
Singles from Actor
  1. "Actor Out of Work"
    Released: April 20, 2009
  2. "Marrow"
    Released: November 2, 2009

Actor is the second album by musician St. Vincent, released by 4AD on May 4, 2009, in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States. The artist was influenced by scores to films by Disney and Woody Allen.[7] To prevent writer's block, she watched films without the sound and composed music for her favorite scenes.[8] After arranging the music using GarageBand, she then wrote lyrics and added gentle vocal melodies.[7]

Actor was promoted on the Actor Tour, with concerts in North America, Europe and Asia between February 2009 and December 2010.

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  2. ^ "St. Vincent - Strange Mercy". Clash. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. ^ "St. Vincent, 'Actor'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. ^ "St. Vincent Strange Mercy". Slant. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Album review: St Vincent". NME. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. ^ "St. Vincent: Strange Mercy (4AD)". Under The Radar. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  7. ^ a b Ayers, Michael D. (April 22, 2009). "Acting Out". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 16. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  8. ^ Rao, Priya (April 20, 2009). "St. Vincent's Grand Ambitions". Women's Wear Daily. 197 (83). Retrieved January 18, 2014.