The Green Kingdom Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) From Pitchfork: Following (very) closely on the heels of last week's surprise All Delighted People EP comes news of a brand new Sufjan Stevens full-length. The Age of Adz will be released by Asthmatic Kitty on October 12. ("Adz" is pronounced "odds," a press release tells us.) The Age of Adz: 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 From Asthmatic Kitty: 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. Seems like some crazy Sufjan prog/idm album, should be awesome! Edited August 26, 2010 by The Green Kingdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest julialadense Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 What happened to his STATES albums? And what happened to him in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 I love sufjan, but man..... super lame he made two states albums. Those were so obviously his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Kingdom Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 I love sufjan, but man..... super lame he made two states albums. Those were so obviously his best. I agree that they're his best, I guess he doesn't just want to be "states albums guy" I was looking forward to Rhode Island, maybe that would have to be a single or ep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springymajig Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 He finally admitted a while ago that the states album thing was kind of a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 looking forward to this. i dunt think his albums have to states-related to be necessarily good. a sun came/seven swans/songs for christmas can confirm this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remy marathe Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 the michigan album is pretty good. illinois is a bit too gay for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wake Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 It's out, it's out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wake Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 The 303 on this album is siiiiiiiiiick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hanratty Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 The 303 on this album is siiiiiiiiiick. yo, the 808 is slamming on tracks 2, 3, 4, and 7!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wake Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 The 303 on this album is siiiiiiiiiick. yo, the 808 is slamming on tracks 2, 3, 4, and 7!! Lol, dude... track 4 is obviously a 909. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hanratty Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 The 303 on this album is siiiiiiiiiick. yo, the 808 is slamming on tracks 2, 3, 4, and 7!! Lol, dude... track 4 is obviously a 909. incorrect. clearly the only 909 element is the snare and hihats. the booming kick is from an 808 run through a massive distortion filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 (edited) i thought it was average, at best, until the last track. that last track has got to be a joke. it's just awful! Edited October 11, 2010 by disparaissant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 i thought it was really good but i haven't listened to it for a little while. i was blown away by some of the noisy parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 well in all fairness im like the only person i know who doesnt really care for sufjan. i dont hate him but i dont really have much interest. i know, i fail as a person. oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 so how is this? im curious about this guy for the first time ever. i think its because of the album cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 (edited) It sounds like the postal office performed by a school theatre/band that would rather stage the musical "hair", with very elobarate melodic structures. There are some pretty melodies in there, there is also some shite. I like it though. edit: oh yeah, there are also some synths. Edited October 12, 2010 by Gocab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 also he has a really annoying quavering voice that is not at all suited for the overblown kind of stuff he's trying to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HerculesCzar Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 I heard the first half of it at a friend's house last Sunday. Seemed decent, if not his most profound work. I'll be picking it up asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 listened to this on train to work today. enjoyed it heaps. with all the pre-album hype focusing on the synths, kinda didn't realise it was still going to be a cheesy over the top sufjan album. not too sure what i was expecting actually, but i was really really pleased with the album :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3FF3R00 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I tried really hard to get into him for a long time and have come to the conclusion that I only really like his John Wayne Gacy song. It is amazing. The rest of his stuff all blurs together, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 (edited) . Edited March 12, 2022 by dr lopez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDO Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 liking this. glad he abandoned those choir arrangements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MortstoX Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I still prefer his banjo and choir stuff, but this is a cock solid album. Sufjan is a really talented guy. And it's almost season for his Christmas-box again. Oh happy day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 this is still a pretty good album 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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