Masseduction

This juxtaposition of pain and pleasure is the title track of St. Vincent - or to give her her real name - Annie Clark's fifth album. The record was produced by Clark and Jack Antonoff at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan.

Annie Clark announced the album in a mock press conference on Facebook, explaining the title's correct pronunciation. "It's 'mass seduction', not 'mass education', which is a noble and worthy cause for sure, but it's not the title of my record", she said. "And you're probably wondering, and the answer is yes, I did toy with calling the record 'Ass Education'. But it seemed to me that that was much better suited to be the title of the sequel. We've gotta build up to something, you know."

An unhinged Clark repeats throughout the song, "I can't turn off what turns me on." The lyric is the album's mission statement, making it the obvious choice for the title track.