Planetarium album track ‘Venus’ debuts today with Sufjan Stevens-animated video
PLANETARIUM
‘Venus’ Debuts Today With Sufjan Stevens-animated Video
Collaborative Album by SUFJAN STEVENS, BRYCE DESSNER, NICO MUHLY
and JAMES MCALISTER
Out This Friday
[Photo credits clockwise from top left: Marzuki Stevens, Flavien Prioreau, Robbie Jeffers, Charlotte de Mezamat]
Planetarium, the highly-anticipated collaborative album from Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister is out this Friday, June 9. Ahead of the release a new song, ‘Venus’, premieres today alongside a video animated by Stevens.
To invoke Venus, the goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility, Stevens animated imagery from pulp covers, pin ups and vintage magazines. The video celebrates the artfulness and beauty of the human form. Listen to ‘Venus’ here, or watch the video below.
‘Venus’ (Official Video)
Furthermore, the group will play a limited run of very special dates, accompanied onstage by strings and brass, this summer. The shows kick off July 10 at the Philharmonie de Paris, France with further performances on July 18 in New York at Celebrate Brooklyn!, July 20 in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Forever Cemetary and July 21 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA.
PLANETARIUM LIVE
July 10 – PARIS, FRANCE – Philharmonie de Paris
July 18 – BROOKLYN, NY – Celebrate Brooklyn! (Prospect Park)
July 20 – LOS ANGELES, CA – Hollywood Forever Cemetary
July 21 – OAKLAND, CA – Fox Theater
Planetarium, the first collaboration from the four musicians, unites Stevens’ vocals, McAlister’s beats, Dessner’s guitar performance, and Muhly’s instrumental compositions in a far-reaching musical journey: from lush piano ballads to rock anthems, classical cadenzas to electronic beats with Stevens’ distinctive vocals providing a center of gravity. The album revolves around the ideas Stevens’ lyrics explore: mythology, astrology, science, astronomy and the intricacies of human consciousness. Listen to other Planetarium tracks ‘Saturn’ here and ‘Mercury’ here.
THE SUNDAY TIMES – ALBUM OF THE WEEK
“What might have been a one-off footnote in its creators’ careers is often as rich, imaginative and fulfilling as anything in their collective oeuvre.”
UNCUT (8/10)
Planetarium will be released worldwide on June 9, 2017, available digitally and on CD and as a deluxe double LP edition. For album pre-order details head to http://smarturl.it/PlanetariumAlbum
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