Masseduction
{{short description|2017 studio album by St. Vincent}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Masseduction
| type = studio
| artist = St. Vincent
| cover = St Vincent - Masseduction.png
| alt = Image of a woman in a leopard print leotard, neon pink tights and red stilettos, facing away from the camera and bent over
| released = {{Start date|2017|10|13}}
| recorded =
| studio = * Electric Lady (New York)
- Rough Consumer (Brooklyn){{efn|name=add|Additional recording}}
- Compound Fracture (Los Angeles){{efn|name=add}}
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|electropop|art pop|glam rock|new wave}}
| length = {{duration|m=41|s=36}}
| label = Loma Vista
| producer = * Jack Antonoff
- St. Vincent
- Lars Stalfors
| prev_title = St. Vincent
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = MassEducation
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Masseduction
| type = studio
| single1 = New York
| single1date = June 30, 2017
| single2 = Los Ageless
| single2date = September 6, 2017
| single3 = Pills
| single3date = October 10, 2017
| single4 = Masseduction
| single4date = April 23, 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases|title=Future Triple A Releases|publisher=AllAccess|access-date=April 5, 2018}}
}}
}}
Masseduction is the fifth studio album by American musician St. Vincent, released on October 13, 2017, through Loma Vista Recordings.{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/masseduction/1440947061 |title=MASSEDUCTION by St. Vincent on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store (US) |access-date=September 6, 2017}} The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, becoming her first top ten album in the United States. The album was widely praised and was the fourth-most mentioned in critics' year-end lists for 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-top-10-best-albums-of-2017|title=Music Critic Top 10 Lists – Best Albums of 2017|website=Metacritic|access-date=March 14, 2018|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118201758/https://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-top-10-best-albums-of-2017|url-status=dead}} At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, Masseduction won the award for Best Recording Package and Best Rock Song for its title track, and was also nominated for the Best Alternative Music Album.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards|title=61st Annual GRAMMY Awards|date=2018-12-06|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11}}
Release and promotion
"New York" was released as the lead single from the album on June 30, 2017.{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-york-single/id1250999402 |title=New York - Single by St. Vincent on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store (US) |date=June 30, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The album was announced on September 6 along with a pre-order and the release of the second single, "Los Ageless".{{cite web |last=Flanagan |first=Andrew |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/09/06/547854666/st-vincent-announces-new-album-masseduction-releases-new-single-los-angeles |title=St. Vincent Announces New Album 'Masseduction,' Releases New Single 'Los Ageless' |work=NPR Music |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}} The announcement was followed by a series of cryptic, satirical promotional clips Clark (St. Vincent) posted to her social media. Clark hosted a press conference on Facebook Live to announce the album, which was in the style of the sarcastic earlier clips.{{cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first= Gil |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7957057/st-vincent-new-album-masseduction-release-date-track-list |title=St. Vincent Announces Release Date for New 'First Person' Album 'Masseduction' |magazine=Billboard |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}} "Pills" was released as the third single on October 10.{{cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Lisa |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/10/st-vincent-new-single-pills.html |title=Daily Dose: St. Vincent, "Pills" |work=Paste |date=October 10, 2017 |access-date=October 12, 2017}} The album was promoted on two different tours: the Fear the Future Tour saw St. Vincent performing solo to prerecorded tracks in theatres, while the I Am a Lot Like You! Tour saw her performing with her band mostly in festivals around the world.
Recording
The album was produced by Clark and Jack Antonoff at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan, with additional recording at Rough Consumer Studio in Brooklyn, and Compound Fracture in Los Angeles.{{cite web |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/st-vincent-unveils-new-single-los-ageless-announces-new-album-masseducation-2134804 |title=St Vincent unveils new single 'Los Ageless' and announces new album 'MASSEDUCTION' |work=NME |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}} It features contributions from Doveman on piano, Kamasi Washington on saxophone, Jenny Lewis on guest vocals, and beat production from Sounwave, as well as pedal steel by Greg Leisz and Rich Hinman, and additional guitar and vocals from her uncle and aunt Tuck & Patti, respectively.{{cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/st-vincent-announces-new-album-masseduction-shares-los-ageless |title=St Vincent announces new album 'Masseduction,' shares 'Los Ageless' |work=BrooklynVegan |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Dombal |first=Ryan |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/song-by-song/st-vincent-breaks-down-every-song-on-her-new-album-masseduction |title=St. Vincent Breaks Down Every Song on Her New Album, Masseduction |work=Pitchfork |date=October 10, 2017 |access-date=October 12, 2017}} Model and actress Cara Delevingne, whom Clark had dated before they split in 2016, provided back-up vocals.{{cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |title=How St. Vincent Battled Anxiety and Made Her Best Album Yet |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/st-vincent-on-anxiety-being-a-workaholic-masseduction-w501398 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 7, 2017 |access-date=September 7, 2017}}
Music and lyrics
Masseduction has been described as the "culmination of years of writing, with songs crafted from voice memos, text messages, and snippets of melodies that came to Clark while traveling the globe." Clark has stated that the album focuses on themes of power, sex, drugs, sadness, imperiled relationships and death.{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |last2=Monroe |first2=Jazz |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/st-vincent-announces-new-album-masseduction-shares-new-song-los-ageless-listen/ |title=St. Vincent Announces New Album MASSEDUCTION, Shares New Song "Los Ageless": Listen |work=Pitchfork |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}} In a press release, she stated: "every record I make has an archetype. Strange Mercy was Housewives on Pills. St. Vincent was Near-Future Cult Leader. Masseduction is different, it's pretty first person. You can't fact-check it, but if you want to know about my life, listen to this record."{{cite web |last=Rife |first=Katie |url=https://www.avclub.com/st-vincent-announces-new-album-masseduction-1800677080 |title=St. Vincent announces new album, Masseduction |work=The A.V. Club |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=September 6, 2017}}
Musically, the album has been characterized as "futuristic" pop,{{cite web |last=Davies |first=Maxine |url=https://narcmagazine.com/album-review-st-vincent-masseduction/ |title=Album Review: St. Vincent – Masseduction |work=NARC Magazine |date=October 10, 2017 |access-date=October 13, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/arts/music/st-vincent-masseduction-review.html|title=St. Vincent Makes Her Move Into Pop With 'Masseduction'|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=October 11, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 13, 2017|issn=0362-4331}} electropop,{{cite web|url=http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2017/10/with-masseduction-st-vincent-shows-masterful-command-of-electropop|title=With 'MASSEDUCTION,' St. Vincent shows masterful command of electropop|last=Zabat|first=Carl|website=The Daily Cardinal|date=October 23, 2017|access-date=October 18, 2018}} art pop,{{Cite news |date=2017-10-18 |title=St. Vincent 'Masseduction' Review |url-status=live |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/st-vincent-gets-messy/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225191722/https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/st-vincent-gets-messy/ |archive-date=2022-12-25 |first1=Abby |last1=Johnston |work=Texas Monthly |language=en-US |access-date=2023-10-15 }} glam rock{{Cite news|last=Geffen|first=Sasha|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37751/1/st-vincent-is-daring-to-imagine-glam-rock-without-men|title=St Vincent is daring to imagine glam rock without men|date=October 13, 2017|work=Dazed|access-date=October 14, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/music/st-vincent-masseduction/|title=St. Vincent – 'Masseduction' review|work=Crack Magazine|access-date=October 14, 2017}} and new wave, while also incorporating ambient rock, "industrial-tinted techno",{{Cite news|url=https://www.readdork.com/reviews/st-vincent-masseduction/|title=St Vincent - Masseduction {{!}} Dork|work=Dork|access-date=October 13, 2017}} psychedelic rock,{{Cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/review-st-vincent-masseduction.html|title=St. Vincent Pushes Her Sound In New Directions on the Wry Masseduction|last=Jenkins|first=Craig|work=Vulture|access-date=October 14, 2017}} electronic rock{{cite web |last=the Raven |first=Matt |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/st._vincent_masseduction |title=St. Vincent: MASSEDUCTION (Loma Vista) Review |work=Under the Radar |date=October 12, 2017 |access-date=October 13, 2017}} and dream pop. It consists of guitar and piano, synths and strings, and drum beats "that punch with purpose".
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 88/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/masseduction/st-vincent |title=Reviews and Tracks for Masseduction by St. Vincent |website=Metacritic |access-date=October 7, 2017}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/masseduction-mw0003108382 |title=MASSEDUCTION – St. Vincent |website=AllMusic |access-date=November 16, 2019}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev3 = Chicago Tribune
| rev3score = {{rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/sc-ent-st-vincent-masseduction-1013-story.html |title=St. Vincent gets personal on 'Masseduction' |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=October 13, 2017 |access-date=October 14, 2017}}
| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev4score = A−{{cite magazine |last=Greenblatt |first=Leah |url=https://ew.com/music/2017/10/13/st-vincents-masseduction-is-a-near-masterpiece-for-our-age-of-anxiety-ew-review/ |title=St. Vincent's MASSEDUCTION is a near masterpiece for our age of anxiety: EW review |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 13, 2017 |access-date=October 14, 2017}}
| rev5 = The Guardian
| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last=Aroesti |first=Rachel |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/12/st-vincent-masseduction-review-abrasive-nuanced-pop |title=St Vincent: Masseduction review – abrasive, nuanced pop |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=October 12, 2017 |access-date=October 13, 2017}}
| rev6 = The Independent
| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last=Gill |first=Andy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/st-vincent-robert-plant-dolly-parton-beck-wretch-32-a7995296.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/st-vincent-robert-plant-dolly-parton-beck-wretch-32-a7995296.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Album reviews: St. Vincent – Masseduction, Robert Plant – Carry Fire, Beck – Colors |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=October 11, 2017 |access-date=October 14, 2017}}
| rev7 = NME
| rev7score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Mackay |first=Emily |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/st-vincent-masseduction-review-2149035 |title=St Vincent – 'Masseduction' Review |work=NME |date=October 11, 2017 |access-date=October 14, 2017}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev9 = Rolling Stone
| rev10 = Vice (Expert Witness)
| rev10score = B+{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/robert-christgau-on-saint-etienne-and-st-vincents-admirable-charms/ |title=Robert Christgau on Saint Etienne and St. Vincent's Admirable Charms |work=Vice |date=December 2, 2017 |access-date=December 2, 2017}}
}}
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 88, based on 38 reviews. According to the site, the album was the fourth-most mentioned in critics' year-end lists for 2017. John Murphy of musicOMH praised the album, saying "it's clear that Clark has not only raised the bar but moved it several notches up. MASSEDUCTION is a remarkable record, a certain contender for album of the year and demonstrable proof that Clark is an artist working at the height of her powers", continuing: "MASSEDUCTION is nothing less than an absolutely towering achievement. A year after we all mourned the loss of creative geniuses like David Bowie and Prince, we should be thankful that one of their spiritual successors in Annie Clark is on fine form."{{cite web |url-access=subscription |last=Murphy |first=John |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/st-vincent-masseduction |title=St Vincent – MASSEDUCTION |work=musicOMH |date=October 11, 2017 |access-date=October 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171012043556/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/st-vincent-masseduction |archive-date= Oct 12, 2017 }}
El Hunt of DIY wrote, "Along with the equally exceptional St. Vincent which came before it, this is the moment that St. Vincent enters the fabled realm reserved for the greats."{{cite web |last=Hunt |first=El |url=https://diymag.com/2017/10/10/st-vincent-masseduction-album-review |title=St. Vincent – MASSEDUCTION |work=DIY |date=10 October 2017 |access-date=October 10, 2017}} Claire Biddles of The Line of Best Fit stated that "ultimately, Masseduction defies explanation and critique, rendering the critic a dead weight in the dust of its ever-accelerating sucker-punch of ideas."{{cite web |last=Biddles |first=Claire |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/st-vincent-masseduction |title=MASSEUDCTION by St. Vincent {{!}} Album Review |work=The Line of Best Fit |date=October 9, 2017 |access-date=October 9, 2017}} Drowned in Sound{{'}}s Jude Clarke said, "You wouldn't want one track or note to be changed or left out. It's a genuine masterpiece: complex, funny, sexy, bleak, uplifting, inspiring and enthralling from start to finish."{{cite web |last=Clarke |first=Jude |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20098/reviews/4151397 |title=Album Review: St. Vincent – Masseduction |work=Drowned in Sound |date=October 9, 2017 |access-date=October 9, 2017 |archive-date=October 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010010213/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20098/reviews/4151397 |url-status=dead }} AllMusic critic Heather Phares said "Masseduction delivers sketches of chaos with stunning clarity. It's the work of an always savvy artist at her wittiest and saddest." The A.V. Club{{'}}s Annie Zaleski wrote that Clark "perfects her fractured, futuristic pop vision on Masseduction" and that she "captures this emotional roller-coaster in her remarkably genre-agnostic music".
The record made many appearances on best of the decades list. Uproxx listed Masseduction as the 14th best pop album of the 2010s.{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/best-pop-albums-of-the-2010s-ranked/|title=The 30 Best Pop Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked|date=2019-10-10|website=UPROXX|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-10}}
=Accolades=
Masseduction appeared on multiple year-end lists in 2017.
Commercial performance
In the United States, Masseduction debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200, becoming St. Vincent's first album to peak in the top ten of the chart. It sold 29,000 units in its first week, 25,000 of which were in traditional album sales.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8006949/pink-beautiful-trauma-billboard-200-album-chart |title=Pink's 'Beautiful Trauma' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 2017's Biggest Debut for a Woman |magazine=Billboard |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=October 22, 2017 |access-date=October 23, 2017}} The album debuted at number six in the UK, selling 7,610 copies including streaming.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/official-charts-analysis-pink-hits-no-1-with-beautiful-trauma/070217 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Pink hits No.1 with Beautiful Trauma |work=MusicWeek |last=Jones |first=Alan |date=October 20, 2017 |access-date=October 20, 2017}}
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Masseduction |others=St. Vincent |year=2017 |type=booklet |publisher=Loma Vista Recordings |id=LVR00226 }}
All songs written by Annie Clark, except where noted.
{{Track listing
| headline = Masseduction {{nobold|– Standard edition}}
| all_writing =
| title1 = Hang on Me
| length1 = 2:48
| title2 = Pills
| length2 = 4:40
| note2 = Clark, Jack Antonoff, Mark Anthony Spears
| title3 = Masseduction
| length3 = 3:17
| note3 = Clark, Antonoff
| title4 = Sugarboy
| length4 = 4:01
| note4 = Clark, Antonoff
| title5 = Los Ageless
| length5 = 4:41
| title6 = Happy Birthday, Johnny
| length6 = 2:58
| note6 = Clark, Antonoff
| title7 = Savior
| length7 = 3:26
| title8 = New York
| length8 = 2:34
| note8 = Clark, Antonoff
| title9 = Fear the Future
| length9 = 2:31
| title10 = Young Lover
| length10 = 3:33
| title11 = Dancing with a Ghost
| length11 = 0:46
| title12 = Slow Disco
| length12 = 2:44
| note12 = Clark, Joy Williams
| title13 = Smoking Section
| length13 = 3:37
| total_length = 41:36
}}
; Masseduction {{nobold|– Japanese edition}}{{cite web|title=Discogs - Masseduction Japanese version|website=Discogs |date=13 October 2017 |url=https://www.discogs.com/St-Vincent-Masseduction/release/10995168}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title14 = 政権腐敗 (Power Corrupts)
| length14 = 3:11
| total_length = 44:47
}}
Personnel
=Musicians=
{{Div col}}
- Annie Clark – guitar {{small|(tracks 1–5, 7, 9, 10, 13)}}, vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}, synthesizers {{small|(track 4)}}, bass {{small|(track 4)}}
- Tuck Andress – guitar {{small|(tracks 5, 7, 9)}}
- Patti Andress – vocals {{small|(tracks 5, 7, 13)}}
- Jenny Lewis – vocals {{small|(track 2)}}
- Kid Monkey – vocals {{small|(track 2)}}
- Toko Yasuda – vocals {{small|(track 3)}}
- Jack Antonoff – synthesizers {{small|(tracks 2, 4–6, 8–13)}}, programming {{small|(tracks 1–5, 7–9, 12, 13)}}, bass {{small|(tracks 1, 2)}}, drums {{small|(tracks 2, 9)}}, string arrangements {{small|(tracks 11, 12)}}, mellotron {{small|(track 1)}}, piano {{small|(track 2)}}
- Daniel Mintseris – synthesizers {{small|(tracks 2, 7, 9)}}
- Lars Stalfors – synthesizers {{small|(track 10)}}, programming {{small|(track 10)}}
- Sounwave – programming {{small|(track 2)}}
- Adam Pickrell – programming {{small|(track 2)}}
- Thomas Bartlett – piano {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 6–8, 13)}}, synthesizers {{small|(track 9)}}
- Bobby Sparks – keyboards {{small|(track 7)}}
- Mike Elizondo – bass {{small|(tracks 2, 9)}}
- Pino Palladino – bass {{small|(track 7)}}
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel {{small|(tracks 5–7, 13)}}
- Rich Hinman – pedal steel {{small|(track 13)}}
- Evan Smith – saxophone {{small|(tracks 2, 5, 11, 12)}}
- Kamasi Washington – saxophone {{small|(track 2)}}
- Margot – strings {{small|(tracks 11, 12)}}
- Philip A. Peterson – cello {{small|(track 8)}}
- Timothy Garland – violin {{small|(track 8)}}
{{Div col end}}
=Technical=
{{Div col}}
- Jack Antonoff – production, additional engineering
- St. Vincent – production, additional engineering
- Lars Stalfors – co-production {{small|(tracks 3, 10)}}
- Laura Sisk – engineering
- Sean Cook – additional engineering
- John Congleton – additional production {{small|(tracks 2, 7, 9)}}
- Brent Arrowood – additional engineering {{small|(tracks 2, 9)}}
- Alonzo Lazaro – additional engineering {{small|(tracks 2, 9)}}
- Miro Mackie – additional engineering {{small|(track 3)}}
- Tom Elmhirst – mixing {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 4–8, 11–13)}}
- Catherine Marks – mixing {{small|(tracks 3, 9, 10)}}
- Brandon Boost – mix engineering {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 4–8, 11–13)}}
- Caesar Edmunds – mix engineering {{small|(tracks 3, 9, 10)}}
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
{{Div col end}}
=Artwork=
- Willo Perron & Associates – creative direction
- NONOT – package design
- Nedda Afsari – photography
Charts
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Masseduction ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|Australia|19|artist=St. Vincent|album=Masseduction|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2017}} |
{{album chart|Austria|53|artist=St. Vincent|album=Masseduction|rowheader=true|access-date=October 25, 2017}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|36|artist=St. Vincent|album=Masseduction|rowheader=true|access-date=October 20, 2017}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|56|artist=St. Vincent|album=Masseduction|rowheader=true|access-date=October 20, 2017}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|31|artist=St Vincent|rowheader=true|access-date=October 24, 2017}} |
{{album chart|Czech|61|date=201742|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2017}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|42|artist=St. Vincent|album=Masseduction|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2017}} |
{{album chart|France|119|artist=St. Vincent|album=Masseduction|rowheader=true|access-date=October 24, 2017}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|82|id=342318|artist=St. Vincent|album=Masseduction|rowheader=true|access-date=October 20, 2017}} |
scope="row"| Greek Albums (IFPI){{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/charts_en.html |title=Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 48/2017) |publisher=IFPI Greece |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211172157/http://www.ifpi.gr/charts_en.html |archive-date=December 11, 2017}}
| 69 |
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{{album chart|Ireland2|5|artist=St. Vincent|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2017}} |
{{album chart|Italy|52|artist=St. Vincent|album=Masseduction|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2017}} |
scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2017-10-20|title=NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=October 23, 2017|access-date=October 20, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020135232/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4412|archive-date=October 20, 2017}}
| 1 |
{{album chart|Portugal|27|artist=St. Vincent|album=Masseduction|rowheader=true|access-date=June 03, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|5|date=20171020|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2017}} |
{{album chart|Spain|76|artist=St. Vincent|album=Masseduction|rowheader=true|access-date=January 21, 2018}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|26|artist=St. Vincent|album=Masseduction|rowheader=true|access-date=October 25, 2017}} |
{{album chart|UK2|6|date=20171020|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2017}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|10|artist=St Vincent|rowheader=true|access-date=January 21, 2018}} |
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|3|artist=St Vincent|rowheader=true|access-date=October 24, 2017}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRock|3|artist=St Vincent|rowheader=true|access-date=October 24, 2017}} |
''MassEducation''
{{Infobox album
| name = MassEducation
| type = remix
| artist = St. Vincent
| cover = St. Vincent MassEducation.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2018|10|12}}
| recorded = August 2017
| studio = Reservoir (New York)
| genre =
| length = {{duration|m=44|s=58}}
| label = Loma Vista
| producer = * St. Vincent
| prev_title = Masseduction
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Nina Kraviz Presents Masseduction Rewired
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = MassEducation
| type = remix
| single1 = Slow Slow Disco
| single1date = September 29, 2018
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 80/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/masseducation-2018/st-vincent%20|title=MassEducation [2018] by St. Vincent Reviews and Tracks|website=Metacritic|access-date=October 29, 2018}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id= masseducation-mw0003204638 |title= Review of MassEducation|last=Phares|first=Heather|access-date=29 October 2018}}
| rev2 = Clash
| rev2score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/st-vincent-masseducation|title=St. Vincent - Masseducation|last=Kinney|first=Fergal|date=October 12, 2018|website=Clash|access-date=October 13, 2018}}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3score = B+{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/2018/10/12/st-vincent-masseducation-review/|title=St. Vincent's MassEducation is an ambitious reimagining of Masseduction|last=Renner Brown|first=Eric|date=October 12, 2018|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 13, 2018}}
| rev4 = Exclaim!
| rev4score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/st_vincent-masseducation|title=St. Vincent MassEducation|last=Murphy|first=Sarah|date=October 11, 2018|website=Exclaim!|access-date=October 13, 2018}}
| rev5 = The Irish Times
| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/st-vincent-masseducation-review-songs-stripped-down-to-the-barest-bones-1.3657053|title=St Vincent: MassEducation review – songs stripped down to the barest bones|last=Clayton-Lea|first=Tony|date=October 11, 2018|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=October 13, 2018}}
| rev6 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev6score = 9.5/10{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/masseducation-st.-vincent-album-review|title=MassEducation is St. Vincent's latest stroke of genius|last=Horton|first=Ross|date=October 12, 2018|website=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=October 13, 2018}}
| rev7 = Pitchfork
| rev7score = 7.2/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/st-vincent-masseducation/|title=St. Vincent: MassEducation Album Review|last=Gordon|first=Arielle|date=October 16, 2018|website=Pitchfork|access-date=October 17, 2018}}
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/st-vincent-masseducation-review-736936/|title=Review: St. Vincent Sits Down At the Piano on 'Masseducation'|last=Johnston|first=Maura|author-link=Maura Johnston |date=October 12, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 13, 2018}}
}}
MassEducation is an acoustic reworking of Masseduction, released on October 12, 2018 by Loma Vista Recordings. It was recorded with pianist Thomas Bartlett over two days during mixing sessions of Masseduction, and features sparse piano-driven renditions of the album's songs. It was promoted by a reworking of "Slow Disco" entitled "Slow Slow Disco".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/st-vincent-announces-new-album-a-stripped-down-rework-of-masseduction/|title=St. Vincent Announces New Album, a Stripped Down Rework of MASSEDUCTION|last=Blais-Billie|first=Braudie|date=October 3, 2018|website=Pitchfork|access-date=October 3, 2018}}
=Track listing=
All songs written by Annie Clark, except where noted. All tracks are noted as "piano version".
{{Track listing
| headline = MassEducation {{nobold|– Standard edition}}
| title1 = Slow Disco
| note1 = Clark, Williams
| length1 = 2:30
| title2 = Savior
| length2 = 4:18
| title3 = Masseduction
| note3 = Clark, Antonoff
| length3 = 3:40
| title4 = Sugarboy
| note4 = Clark, Antonoff
| length4 = 3:50
| title5 = Fear the Future
| length5 = 2:20
| title6 = Smoking Section
| length6 = 4:10
| title7 = Los Ageless
| length7 = 5:14
| title8 = New York
| note8 = Clark, Antonoff
| length8 = 2:48
| title9 = Young Lover
| length9 = 4:50
| title10 = Happy Birthday, Johnny
| note10 = Clark, Antonoff
| length10 = 3:24
| title11 = Pills
| note11 = Clark, Spears, Antonoff
| length11 = 5:00
| title12 = Hang on Me
| length12 = 2:54
| total_length = 44:58
}}
=Personnel=
- Annie Clark – vocals, production
- Thomas Bartlett – piano, production
- Pat Dillett – recording, mixing
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel
- Pamela Neal – photography
- Carrie Smith – package design
=Charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Flanders|195|artist=St. Vincent|album=MassEducation|rowheader=true|access-date=October 20, 2018|refname=FlMassEducation}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|36|date=20181019|rowheader=true|access-date=October 20, 2018|refname=ScoMassEducation}} |
{{album chart|UK2|81|date=20181019|rowheader=true|access-date=October 20, 2018|refname=UKMassEducation}} |
{{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|71|artist=St. Vincent|rowheader=true|access-date=May 26, 2021}} |
''Nina Kraviz Presents Masseduction Rewired''
{{Infobox album
| name = Nina Kraviz Presents Masseduction Rewired
| type = remix
| artist = St. Vincent
| cover = Nina Kravis Masseduction.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2019|12|13}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length =
| label = Loma Vista
| producer =
| prev_title = MassEducation
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Daddy's Home
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Nina Kraviz Presents Masseduction Rewired
| type = remix
| single1 = New York (Nina Kraviz Vocal Mix)
| single1date = October 11, 2019
| single2 = Slow Disco (EOD Remix)
| single2date = October 24, 2019
| single3 = Pills (Population One Remix)
| single3date = November 7, 2019
| single4 = Smoking Section (Jlin Remix)
| single4date = November 21, 2019
| single5 = Dancing with a Ghost (Pearson Sound Remix)
| single5date = December 5, 2019
}}
}}
Nina Kraviz Presents Masseduction Rewired is a remix album curated by Russian DJ Nina Kraviz. It features remixes of Masseduction tracks from a variety of producers including Jlin, Laurel Halo, Population One, Midland, Pearson Sound and Kraviz. It was released by Loma Vista on December 13, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2061156/st-vincent-announces-masseduction-remix-album-shares-nina-kraviz-new-york-reworking/music/|title=St. Vincent Announces Masseduction Remix Album, Shares Nina Kraviz "New York" Reworking|last=Helman|first=Peter|date=October 11, 2019|website=Stereogum|access-date=October 13, 2019}}
=Track listing=
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Remix
| title1 = Hang on Me
| extra1 = Batu Remix
| length1 =
| title2 = Pills
| extra2 = Bjarki Remix
| length2 =
| title3 = Pills
| extra3 = Population One Remix
| length3 =
| title4 = Pills
| extra4 = PTU Remix
| length4 =
| title5 = Masseduction
| extra5 = Midland's Mass Seduction Remix
| length5 =
| title6 = Sugarboy
| extra6 = Emika Allegiance Remix
| length6 =
| title7 = Sugarboy
| extra7 = ChicagoPhonic Sound System Remix by Hieroglyphic Being
| length7 =
| title8 = Los Ageless
| extra8 = EOD Remix
| length8 =
| title9 = Happy Birthday, Johnny
| extra9 = Fred P Remix
| length9 =
| title10 = Savior
| extra10 = Buttechno Remix
| length10 =
| title11 = New York
| extra11 = Nina Kraviz Vocal Mix
| length11 = 5:14
| title12 = New York
| extra12 = Nina Kraviz x Lucy Dubbed Out Mix
| length12 =
| title13 = Fear the Future
| extra13 = PTU Remix
| length13 =
| title14 = Young Lover
| extra14 = Laurel Halo Remix
| length14 =
| title15 = Young Lover
| extra15 = Roma Zuckerman Remix
| length15 =
| title16 = Dancing with a Ghost
| extra16 = Pearson Sound Remix
| length16 =
| title17 = Slow Disco
| extra17 = EOD Remix
| length17 =
| title18 = Slow Disco
| extra18 = Nina Kraviz Gabber Me Gently Remix
| length18 =
| title19 = Smoking Section
| extra19 = Jlin Remix
| length19 =
| title20 = Smoking Section
| extra20 = Mala Remix
| length20 =
| title21 = Fast Slow Disco
| extra21 = Steffi Remix
| length21 =
| total_length =
}}
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