St Vincent
“Cheerleader” (Acoustic) (Live on KEXP)

Ever since this morning, when I saw Perpetua post of last night’s performance by St Vincent on Conan, I’ve been thinking about how she’s become such an emblem for straight-up rock ‘n’ roll excellence. She’s very good. Anyway, yeah, a staple part of that whole thing is the acoustic radio performance, and here’s a version of “Cheerleader” from a Seattle radio performance. It’s interesting to hear her play it on an acoustic guitar. It also makes me hold starry visions of a St Vincent - Dirty Projectors collaboration.