Los Ageless

"Los Ageless"
DJDS Version single artwork
Single by St. Vincent
from the album Masseduction
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2017 (2017-09-06)
Genre
Length4:41
LabelLoma Vista
Songwriter(s)Annie Clark
Producer(s)
St. Vincent singles chronology
"New York"
(2017) 		"Los Ageless"
(2017) 		"Pills"
(2017)
Music video
"Los Ageless" on YouTube

"Los Ageless" is a song by the 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 described 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 "Los Ageless" was released on October 3, 2017. The video was directed by Willo Perron.[7] In the video, 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 (OCC)[9] 96
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 6
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11] 23

Release history

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

Alternate version

An acoustic version (featuring only Clark's vocals and acoustic piano) was released in October 2018 on MassEducation, an "acoustic reworking" of the entire Masseduction album.

Other media

The song was featured in the fifth season premiere of the Netflix animated show BoJack Horseman, miniseries Echoes (2022) and Obsession (2023), as well as the films Miss Bala (2019) and Am I OK? (2022). 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. ^ a b Leight, Elias (September 6, 2017). "St. Vincent Previews New LP 'Masseduction' With Kinetic 'Los Ageless'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. ^ a b 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. 20 December 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  7. ^ a b 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.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  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 Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  12. ^ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases |".