New Sufjan Stevens EP available now

u2popmofo · 08-20-2010, 12:21 PM

Stream it all hear, or buy the MP3's

Sufjan Stevens

CD and LP later this year.

The EP, 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." Sounds delightful, yes! The song was originally workshopped (oh we hate making workshop a verb, but time is money!) on Sufjan’s previous tour in the fall of 2009. Other songs on the EP include the 17-minute guitar jam-for-single-mothers "Djohariah," and the gothic piano ballad "The Owl and the Tanager," a live-show mainstay (and Debbie Downer if you ask us; what’s it doing on a "Delighted" EP?). The full track list is available right here.

All Delighted People:

01 All Delighted People (Original Version)
02 Enchanting Ghost
03 Heirloom
04 From the Mouth of Gabriel
05 The Owl and the Tanager
06 All Delighted People (Classic Rock Version)
07 Arnika
08 Djohariah

Apparently it's 60 minutes as well. Nice.

corianderstem · 08-20-2010, 12:26 PM

Yay!

cruzila · 08-20-2010, 01:13 PM

Dalton · 08-20-2010, 02:12 PM

Thank you, internets, thank you.

bono_212 · 08-20-2010, 03:06 PM

This hardly counts as an EP.

But...

LemonMelon · 08-20-2010, 07:56 PM

I was hoping it would be District of Columbia.

u2popmofo · 08-20-2010, 09:17 PM

Seemed nice, but not much memorable material on first listen for me. Anyone else check it out yet, what did you think?

gump · 08-20-2010, 11:04 PM

Thanks! Does anyone know if All Delighted People (the song) played during the tour last year (apart from "workshopped")?

Jive Turkey · 08-21-2010, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gump

Thanks! Does anyone know if All Delighted People (the song) played during the tour last year (apart from "workshopped")?

He played it at the Toronto show I saw

Jive Turkey · 08-21-2010, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by u2popmofo

Seemed nice, but not much memorable material on first listen for me. Anyone else check it out yet, what did you think?

I pretty much felt the same way. I'm hoping it will grow on me, because I love me some soof

gump · 08-21-2010, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

He played it at the Toronto show I saw

According to setlist.fm he played it in the show I saw last year. Not that I can remember, really. I seem to recall a very, very long new song, so it must have been this.

Anyways, there is some good stuff in the EP, but nothing that I found amazing. I need a few more listens before forming an opinion.

gump · 08-26-2010, 11:48 AM

Pitchfork: Sufjan Announces New Album)

Quote:

Sufjan Announces New Album

Front page photo by Denny Renshaw

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.) More info here.

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

Posted by Amy Phillips on August 26, 2010 at 8:10 a.m.

Tags: Sufjan Stevens, New Releases,

u2popmofo · 08-26-2010, 12:09 PM

Sheeeeeeeeesh! Lots of new Sujfan to become acquainted with before the concertings.

Ironically, this album will receive a physical release before the EP does.

iron yuppie · 08-26-2010, 01:40 PM

I really like "Enchanting Ghost" and "Heirloom." They have the same rustic, somber feel as Seven Swans, which is my favorite Sufjan album.

LemonMelon · 08-26-2010, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by u2popmofo

Ironically, this album will receive a physical release before the EP does.

It could also be much shorter.

Flaming_C · 08-26-2010, 02:51 PM

I downloaded the EP last night and I liked it. I'll need to listen to it again to get a better feel for it. But there aren't many artists these days that release 60-minute EPs.

u2popmofo · 08-27-2010, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LemonMelon

It could also be much shorter.

lolzorzz

This is pretty cool, actually.

Pitchfork: Listen: New Sufjan Stevens: "I Walked"

Certainly different for him.

GirlsAloudFan · 08-28-2010, 04:04 PM

IWasBored · 08-31-2010, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by u2popmofo

lolzorzz

This is pretty cool, actually.

Pitchfork: Listen: New Sufjan Stevens: "I Walked"

Certainly different for him.

unfortunatly i got distracted by the link to the walkmen doing driver 8 before the song could get more than a few seconds in, and i have a feeling that its craptastic suckitude this sufjan song could be the most amazingly pleasant thing my ears have ever heard but that cover spawned way too much hate for me to enjoy anything at the moment.

gump · 09-15-2010, 09:36 AM

This thing has really grown on me, as most Sufjan albums do. All Delighted People (Original) is probably my favorite of the bunch.

08-20-2010, 12:21 PM	#1
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utah Posts: 37,189 Local Time: 10:11 PM	New Sufjan Stevens EP available now Stream it all hear, or buy the MP3's Sufjan Stevens CD and LP later this year. The EP, 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." Sounds delightful, yes! The song was originally workshopped (oh we hate making workshop a verb, but time is money!) on Sufjan’s previous tour in the fall of 2009. Other songs on the EP include the 17-minute guitar jam-for-single-mothers "Djohariah," and the gothic piano ballad "The Owl and the Tanager," a live-show mainstay (and Debbie Downer if you ask us; what’s it doing on a "Delighted" EP?). The full track list is available right here. All Delighted People: 01 All Delighted People (Original Version) 02 Enchanting Ghost 03 Heirloom 04 From the Mouth of Gabriel 05 The Owl and the Tanager 06 All Delighted People (Classic Rock Version) 07 Arnika 08 Djohariah Apparently it's 60 minutes as well. Nice. __________________

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corianderstem Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 64,498 Local Time: 09:11 PM	Yay! __________________

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bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 83,411 Local Time: 09:11 PM	This hardly counts as an EP. But... __________________

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gump Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 9,707 Local Time: 12:11 AM	This thing has really grown on me, as most Sufjan albums do. All Delighted People (Original) is probably my favorite of the bunch. __________________

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LemonMelon More 5G Than Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 68,246 Local Time: 09:11 PM	I was hoping it would be District of Columbia.

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u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utah Posts: 37,189 Local Time: 10:11 PM	Seemed nice, but not much memorable material on first listen for me. Anyone else check it out yet, what did you think?

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gump Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 9,707 Local Time: 12:11 AM	Thanks! Does anyone know if All Delighted People (the song) played during the tour last year (apart from "workshopped")?

08-26-2010, 12:09 PM	#13
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utah Posts: 37,189 Local Time: 10:11 PM	Sheeeeeeeeesh! Lots of new Sujfan to become acquainted with before the concertings. Ironically, this album will receive a physical release before the EP does.

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iron yuppie ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,462 Local Time: 11:11 PM	I really like "Enchanting Ghost" and "Heirloom." They have the same rustic, somber feel as Seven Swans, which is my favorite Sufjan album.

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Flaming_C The Fly Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 287 Local Time: 12:11 AM	I downloaded the EP last night and I liked it. I'll need to listen to it again to get a better feel for it. But there aren't many artists these days that release 60-minute EPs.

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