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(Paint the black hole blacker)

The opening track of Actor. Annie Clark revealed to NPR in March 2009 that a lot of Actor was inspired by old films. For “The Strangers” she gathered inspiration from the 1937 Disney movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. She expanded: “The passages with the woodwinds and the vibrato voices — I was inspired by the scene where Snow White is singing at the well. I just have such a soft spot for those Disney films. I feel like I felt when I was 5 and I first saw them.” In another interview, Clark discusses the tragic main character of “The Strangers” saying it was, “A song that I alway… read more
The opening track of Actor. Annie Clark revealed to NPR in March 2009 that a lot of Actor was inspired by old films. For “The Strangers” she gathered… read more
The opening track of Actor. Annie Clark revealed to NPR in March 2009 that a lot of Actor was inspired by old films. For “The Strangers” she gathered inspiration from the 1937 Disney mov… read more

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A pseudonym of Annie Clark (b. 28 Sept 1982), a USA multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. She was a member of The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' touring band. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she began playing the guitar at the age of 12 and as a teenager worked as the tour manager for her uncle's band Tuck & Patti. She grew up in Dallas and attended Lake Highlands High School, graduating in 2001. Following this, she went on to attend Berklee College of Music, dropping out 3 years later. Soon after this, she joined The Polyphonic Spree. In 2003, during her time at Ber… read more
A pseudonym of Annie Clark (b. 28 Sept 1982), a USA multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. She was a member of The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' touring band. Born in Tulsa, O… read more
A pseudonym of Annie Clark (b. 28 Sept 1982), a USA multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. She was a member of The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' touring band. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she began playing the guitar at the a… read more

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