Driving > Disco

Looking back over #MusicMonday history, you're probably asking the same question I am at this moment...

How can I be doing a second Sufjan Stevens post, when there is not an "official" Modest Mouse post? The answer, I have no idea. Though they have nothing in common and don't sound anything alike, anyone who knows me, knows that both acts are in the upper echelon of my music universe (I should really just draw that out sometime and post a picture of it, but it would more than likely destroy the internet due to awesome overload so maybe I should just not do it). Run-on sentences notwithstanding, Sufjan Stevens has done it again, in my opinion. October 12, "The Age of Adz," dropped, hailed as a "departure" from his usual sound, it sounds more like him than anything I've ever heard, if that makes any sense.  

August 20th was the release date of "All Delighted People," an EP that, after a few listens, made me think it was the pinnacle of Stevens' work. It deserves a post all to itself (as do all of SS's albums), but today, we're here to listen to the Age of Adz. I was just thinking about how I would delve into the discussion for this cd, especially for anyone unfamiliar with Sufjan's work, when I remembered that the point of #MusicMonday (besides being a cheap excuse for a recurring blog post) was just to shed a little light on my playlist. To show the world what I was listening to at the moment. I could drop 10,000 words this disc and probably still not accurately share all of my feelings for it. I will try that at some point, but not tonight, Which is good, it's time for you to listen, then get back to work!  As usual, none of these videos are the "official" versions.

I walked


Too Much


Age of Adz




You can listen to and purchase the entire album (and download some tracks for free) at:

Sufjan Stevens' bandcamp page