Playing Style
Clark’s playing style is incredibly unique, with complex, discordant and angular sounds. Her understanding of theory from Berklee combined with her love for a wide array of music such as Metallica, David Bowie, Slayer and Kate Bush helped create a highly expressive and distinctive playing style. In addition she also studied with Professor of Guitar Lauren Passarelli. Guitarists such as Robert Fripp of King Crimson can be heard in her playing style, breaking from the expected melody lines and finding something completely original.
In 2014 when asked about her unique sound Annie explained “In some ways I feel very reverent about guitar. I love it so much. But I also don’t care about it being a guitar or sounding like a guitar.” which probably best explains her distinctive approach to the instrument.
The below Noisey interview with Annie showcases how she creates some of her unique sounds.