Love This Giant

Pitchfork 5.9/10 This collaboration between David Byrne and St. Vincent's Annie Clark is largely concerned with human transformation. On the surface, these two have quite a few commonalities, but collaborations aren't always as simple as pairing two smart artists cut from the same cloth.

A.V. Club B David Byrne briefly considered calling Talking Heads “The Autistics,” which would’ve been apt, given how Byrne’s lyrics and attitude have always had a certain intellectual and emotional remove—as though he were an outsider, observing the curious ways of the hu-men. That’s why it makes so much sense for Byrne to…

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 The product of two of indie-rock's more enquiring minds, we can only hope that this brass-led Byrne/Clark collaboration is more than a one-off experiment.

Rolling Stone 3/5 Check out our album review of Artist's Love This Giant on Rolling Stone.com.

The Skinny 3/5 Annie Clark, aka St Vincent's latest project is a collaborative work with David Byrne, in many ways the elder statesman of modern avant-garde pop. The results are a mixed bag; instrumentation is very traditional, and heavily reliant on a tight horn section, pushed right to the fore. Clark's voice is a measured counterpoint to Byrne's – on opener Who, and Lazarus, they trade lines and harmonise for each other, and the result is an engaging musical conversation.

Under The Radar 6.0/10 One has to wonder if Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) felt a little in awe of David Byrne, if it was never in the plans for this record to be a 50/50 partnership,

Clash 8/10 It’s instantly apparent that this is far from an amusing vanity project but rather a candid creative dialogue between serious if jovial musicians.

The Observer 4/5 David Byrne and Annie Clark's first fruitful, brass-backed collaboration will, with luck, not be their last, writes <strong>Hermione Hoby</strong>

Slant 2.5/5 Love This Giant has its share of promising elements, but as a collaborative project, it’s far less than the sum of its two parts.

The Guardian 4/5 All the best male-female pop collaborations contain a hint of romance, and David Byrne's album with Annie Clark follows that rule, writes <strong>Maddy Costa</strong>