Sufjan Stevens – Age of Adz
So I bit the bullet and bought Sufjan Stevens tickets to his show on Oct 29th and I seriously cannot wait. I’ve always been a moderate fan, going weak for songs like “To Be Alone With You,” “For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti” and of course “Chicago.” His album, Illinois was named best album of the decade by Paste Magazine and was in the top ten by other publications such as NPR and Rolling Stone. Although I have always liked his stuff, something about his newest CD, Age of Adz, totally clicks with me. It has been 5 years since he last released a full length album and his music has done a full 180, replacing the soft whispered lyrics and strumming banjo with heavy synthesizer effects and overall darker overtones. He finishes the album with the song, Impossible Soul, a 25 minute song in which Pitchfork reviewer, Ryan Dombal, described as having “more engaging ideas than most artists could muster in a career.” This cd has also been noted to be one of his most controversial given its radically different sound, and also noted to be the most personal to Sufjan. Either way, I lOVE it and cannot wait to see him in concert. I feel like for any indie music fan, seeing him live is a drop in the bucket list. Below is a little taste of what I get to look forward to and a chance for you to hear his new sound:
