As Annie stated, this song is a “revenge fantasy” in a domestic physical abuse story. The female protagonist, having suffered at the hands of her male partner, promises to bring him down crying to his friends. The cockiness of the song is influenced by the Stevie Wonder-ish or Prince-ish instrumentation which bubbles with a relentless therapeutic funky mood as a sonic representation of a giant middle finger. "The song ‘Down’ is basically a revenge fantasy. We’ve all had a situation where we’ve been wronged. We didn’t do shit to nobody, we didn’t fuck with anybody, and somebody … read more
As Annie stated, this song is a “revenge fantasy” in a domestic physical abuse story. The female protagonist, having suffered at the hands of her mal… read more
As Annie stated, this song is a “revenge fantasy” in a domestic physical abuse story. The female protagonist, having suffered at the hands of her male partner, promises to bring him down… 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 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, Oklahoma, she began playing the guitar at the a… read more