publication date: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 (part of Summer 2021)

category: Music

clue: Since breaking up with Sufjan Stevens, she sang about acting and played herself in a documentary that wasn't one.

explanation: Annie Clark, who goes by the stage name St. Vincent, performed in Stevens's backup band before her solo career. She recorded the album Actor and played a version of herself in the meta-fictional film The Nowhere Inn. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, and Chris Lemler


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