03/Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
Sufjan Stevens. In search of: Freedom. Freedom from that previous thought project. An escape from that additional 48. A release from those previous trials and tribulations that plagued him here on earth. An escape to that place of refuge where he is free to talk and speak on that and those things he knows that don’t have to be so thoroughly researched. That and those things he knows best: the self, here in The Age of Adz, Eternal Living. Reflection Eternal/Spiritual and Emotional Uplift laid bare in song form. In which a newly present Sufjan Stevens tries to make peace, get right and get real with himself, this life, and even the Lord, all while residing in his own private fantasia. A glorious and often EPIC cacophony of sound that provides, track for track, the emotional tone and settings needed for Mr. Stevens to place his narratives atop comfortably. He’s “not fucking around” and he “wants to be well”, all for himself. “It’s not so impossible.” And at the end of it all, when you hear those words, you believe it. You sing and harmonize along with him in jubilee. He’s earned the wide eyed moment of clarity, and you hope that he, like you, truly believes it.
KEY TRACKS: Futile Devices/Get Real Get Right/I Want to Be Well
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