Cate Le Bon brought out St. Vincent for their new collaborative single ‘Always The Same’ in New York this week – watch below.
The song was released last week for the first time, a track that derives from the sessions for Le Bon’s recent album ‘Michelangelo Dying’, but it did not make the final cut for the album.
St. Vincent – aka Annie Clark – contributes echoey vocals to the woozy, shimmering song, and the two artists played it live together for the first time on Friday night (January 16) during Le Bon’s show in Manhattan’s Irving Plaza.
You can watch footage of the performance here:
@aijemoigres Always The Same #catelebon #stvincent
♬ original sound – srg
On the song’s release, Le Bon said: “‘Always The Same’ needed a little more elbow room than the album would allow but it is cousin to the song cycle of ‘Michelangelo Dying’, coming into formation in the same breath. Special to me because it features dear friend and mighty artist St. Vincent who occupies the space around me with composure and gravitas whilst I kick around in the dirty waters of love.”
Clark and Le Bon have been friends for several years, with Clark describing her as “one of my favourite artists ever and a great producer in her own right”. Le Bon went on to produce and feature on the title track of St. Vincent’s 2024 album ‘All Born Screaming’.
Speaking to NME about that appearance, Clark said: ““[I also brought in] Cate Le Bon, who’s an incredible producer in her own right. There’s music you love and then there’s music you love that you also listen to all the time. Cate is somebody I listen to all the time, especially her last record ‘Pompeii’. We’ve been good friends for a long time and she played bass and sang on [the title track] ‘All Born Screaming’. She really held my hand at a moment when I wanted to drown that baby in the bathwater – like, not throw it out, just drown it!”
Le Bon continues to be a sought-after producer, having helmed the third Dry Cleaning album ‘Secret Love’, which was released on Friday (January 9) and received a four-star review from NME.
Her US tour continues for the rest of January – check out all of the dates here and find any remaining tickets here.
