Posted August 26, 201014 yr Sufjan Stevens // The Age of Adz http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/AKR077_AoA_900.jpg 01 Futile Devices 02 Too Much 03 Age of Adz 04 I Walked 05 Now That I'm Older 06 Get Real Get Right 07 Bad Communication 08 Vesuvius 09 All for Myself 10 I Want To Be Well 11 Impossible Soul Last week we had the pleasure of releasing the All Delighted People EP and the week before we announced a fall tour. Today, we are proud to announce the upcoming release of The Age of Adz (pronounced Odds), the first song-based full-length from Sufjan Stevens since 2005's Illinois. The Age of Adz will drop on October 12th (CD, MP3) with a double-LP following on November 9th. For the next three weeks you can preorder the CD and LP and receive an MP3 download on September 28th, two weeks before the release date. It’s much too soon to cast descriptive lots, but we can say the new album sounds nothing like the All Delighted EP (although it shares similar themes of love, loss, and the apocalypse). Nor is this new album built around any conceptual underpinning (no odes to states, astrology, or urban expressways). We can say it shows an extensive use of electronics (banjos and acoustic guitars give way to drum machines and analog synthesizers), and an obsession with cosmic fantasies (space, heaven, aliens, love), to create an explicit pop-song extravaganza, augmented by heavy orchestration, and maybe even a few danceable moments. Enjoy Your Rabbit meets the BQE. But with songs. Verse, chorus, bridge, backbeat. Gated reverb. Space echo. Get your boogey on. The “Adz” of the title loosely refers to the apocalyptic paintings of outsider artist Royal Robertson (1930-1997), whose work is used for the album cover, interior design, and as general inspiration for the tone of the album. (Via Asthmatic Kitty) Another massive shock. All Delighted People couldn't be more gorgeous, the fact he is releasing this so soon after is incredible. The description sounds amazing. Eee. :wub: Edited August 26, 201014 yr by ▲▲▲
August 26, 201014 yr I'm excited... but I'm not sure what to expect if it's going to be nothing like the EP. I guess I'll just have to wait and see...
August 27, 201014 yr Loving the idea of him taking a more electronic direction with his songs. The description reminds me of how I would describe Bright Eyes' Digital Ash in a Digital Urn album. Really very excited for this.
September 1, 201014 yr Ridiculously excited for this, even if 'I Walked' isn't in the same league as most of 'All Delighted People'
September 27, 201014 yr Impossible Soul is just perfect. Can't find words to describe how incredible it is.
October 3, 201014 yr Author Last 7 days 1 Sufjan Stevens 499 Cringe. It's basically been on my iPod constantly for the past week. It helped me through an interview on Monday actually. :wub:
March 10, 201114 yr I've only just noticed how good whatever the hell is going on during 5.09-5.23 of I Want To Be Well is. He's not fucking around indeed!
March 10, 201114 yr I've only just noticed how good whatever the hell is going on during 5.09-5.23 of I Want To Be Well is. He's not fucking around indeed! Oh Harvey, you know, if you've been skipping the ending of that song before, know that it's a crime. 4 to 8 years. Edited March 10, 201114 yr by Tricia Takanawa
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