Los Ageless

"Los Ageless"
Single by St. Vincent
from the album Masseduction
Released September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06)
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 4:41
Label Loma Vista
Songwriter(s) Annie Clark
Producer(s)
St. Vincent singles chronology
"New York"
(2017)		 "Los Ageless"
(2017)		 "Pills"
(2017)

"New York"
(2017)		 "Los Ageless"
(2017)		 "Pills"
(2017)
Music video
"Los Ageless" on YouTube

"Los Ageless" is a song by American musician St. Vincent. It was released on September 6, 2017, through Loma Vista as the second single from her fifth studio album, Masseduction.[1]

Composition

"Los Ageless" is a dance-rock,[2] new wave,[3] and electropop[4] song driven by "the flat thwack of electronic drums and a squirting synth-bass sound," while Clark "slathers distorted guitar lines on top of this foundation."[2] Stereogum's Tom Breihan said the song is nothing like Clark has ever done before, further stating: "the title might make the song seem like a companion piece, but it's actually a pulsing, synthetic, slightly funky piece of new wave."[3] Andrew Trendell of NME stated that "Los Ageless" is "fuelled by a rush of industrial electro beats and fuzzy guitar," while seeing Clark "further blurring the boundaries of genre as the stomp of the track builds towards an almighty and feral climax."[5]

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Billboard United States The 25 Best Rock Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks[6] 2017
5

Music video

An accompanying music video for the song was released on October 3, 2017. In the video which was directed by Willo Perron, Clark "parodies the lives of Los Angeles socialites (yoga classes, plastic surgery, etc) in a gruesome, pastel fashion."[7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Masseduction booklet.[8]

Musicians

Technical

  • Laura Sisk – engineering
  • Jack Antonoff – additional engineering
  • Annie Clark – additional engineering
  • Sean Cook – additional engineering
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Brandon Boost – mix engineering
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Charts

Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9] 96
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 6
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 23

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States November 21, 2017 Alternative radio Loma Vista [12]

Other

The song was used as the ending theme in the BoJack Horseman's first episode of season 5. English rock band The Wombats covered the song in 2018.

References

  1. ↑ Flanagan, Andrew (September 6, 2017). "St. Vincent Announces New Album 'Masseduction,' Releases New Single 'Los Ageless'". NPR. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Leight, Elias (September 6, 2017). "St. Vincent Previews New LP 'Masseduction' With Kinetic 'Los Ageless'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Breihan, Tom (September 6, 2017). "St. Vincent - "Los Ageless"". Stereogum. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ Bulut, Selim (September 6, 2017). "Listen To St. Vincent's New Song 'Los Ageless'". Dazed. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ Trendell, Andrew (September 6, 2017). "St Vincent unveils new single 'Los Ageless' and announces new album 'MASSEDUCTION'". NME. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The 25 Best Rock Songs of 2017: Critics' Picks". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ Minsker, Evan (October 3, 2017). "St. Vincent Gets Plastic Surgery in New "Los Ageless" Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ Masseduction (booklet). St. Vincent. Loma Vista Recordings. 2017. LVR00226.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ "St Vincent Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  11. ↑ "St Vincent Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  12. ↑ https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases/
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