during the entire four years. Three of the four orders for the extra service were addressed to Weighel and the second of the four, which was addressed to Travis, probably by inadvertence, contained, as each of the others did, a requirement that the "contractor" should perform the service designated without additional pay, "in accordance with the terms of his contract." All payments were made to Weighel and it was from him that the protest came against being required to perform the extra service and the notice that extra pay would be demanded for it. While Travis was called a subcontractor, he was treated by all concerned throughout the entire transaction as if he were (and he seems to have so regarded himself) a mere agent, performing for Weighel.First Listen: St. Vincent, 'Strange Mercy'From the first lip-curling guitar buzz, Annie Clark demonstrates a mastery of her instrument — not to mention her songwriting, which serves as the backbone of her third and best album so far.

First Listen: St. Vincent, 'Strange Mercy'

St. Vincent's Annie Clark returns with her best and most immediate work, Strange Mercy, out Sept. 13.
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St. Vincent's Annie Clark returns with her best and most immediate work, Strange Mercy, out Sept. 13.

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Annie Clark's popularity has grown considerably in the past few years — from a costumed member of Polyphonic Spree and winged member of Sufjan Stevens' band to an exceptional artist in her own right as St. Vincent — but so too have