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Live Review: Sufjan Stevens at the Long Center for Performing Arts, October 19, 2010 (Austin, TX)
MP3: Sufjan Stevens – “Too Much”
Master of 21st-century indie Sufjan Stevens treated folk-loving Austinites to an apologetic, solipsistic expedition through his latest album, The Age of Adz. Continue reading…
Seabear to Play the Casbah on 10/27 (MP3)
MP3: Seabear – “I’ll Build You a Fire” (FM Belfast Remix)
Originally a solo project of Reykjavik native Sindri Már Sigfússon, Seabear eventually gained six members and international acclaim. Continue reading…
Poetic Memory: Bazile (List)
Bazile is a solo artist from Austin, TX who writes music that he calls “Space Folk.”
Originally from Mississippi, Bazile grew up listening to film scores, and that appreciation has greatly contributed to his style of songwriting. And although his songs are often cinematic, Bazile truly shines when it’s just his voice and guitar.
Bazile took two years to record his debut album, The Sojourn of Professor Narducci, and it was a long, deliberative process. The end result, however, is a captivating work that succeeds in balancing the music with his often melancholy lyrics. For a sample of the album, check out “Solder City” and the Sufjan Stevens-esque “Life of Particles” (MP3s). Bazile’s Poetic Memory is below.
Sufjan Stevens Releases Surprise EP Today
The once-prolific Sufjan Stevens released a brand new EP, entitled All Delighted People, for download today. A CD and vinyl release of the EP is planned for later this year. Here’s the scoop:
All Delighted People is built around two different versions of Sufjan’s long-form epic ballad “All Delighted People,” a dramatic homage to the Apocalypse, existential ennui, and Paul Simon’s “Sounds of Silence.” The EP includes two versions of “All Delighted People,” which Sufjan debuted on his 2009 tour. Along with six other new songs, the collection is his first original song-oriented material since 2006.
The EP is Stevens’ most coherent work in years, and a return to the (somewhat) more conventional songwriting of his Illinois and Michigan albums. Its eight tracks are brimming with the naked emotion and orchestral swells that make him one of music’s most fascinating songwriters.
So what are you waiting for? Buy it or stream it here.