Well, I don’t know too much about all the hullabaloo for Sufjan’s BQE Suite or Opus or whatever it is. But I can sure feel this FutureSufjan/LoveStevens R&B business he’s conducting. All that echo explodes him from the typical marsh and reed and back-country road compositions into some cosmonautical sweetness. I’m not sure about the “There’s Too Much Love” track that’s bouncing around. But “Impossible Souls” is one hot slow jam I never expected. And “Age Of Adz” kills it. (Spelling? I hope it’s “Age Of Adze”. That’d be pretty badass.) I’ll reserve final judgments until I hear some recordings but I hear potential.
“Impossible Souls”
“Age Of Adz”
“There’s Too Much Love”
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Thanks for these, Luke. I had not seen them. “The Age of Adz” is pretty notable for it’s spaciness, and also for being a rare non-topical song from Sufjan.
Word to that. Beyond the musical experimentation, I’d definitely say the non-topical-ness and context-less-ness of these tracks are equally refreshing. It’s nice to feel like he’s just making music that he wants to that’s not a commission or chipping away at the 50-states project.