I went to see Sufjan Stevens on Thursday at the Manchester Apollo. He hasn’t played in the UK for about 5 years, and I didn’t catch him the last time he was here. I had waited for that time for him to announce a new tour. It was amazing…
He started with Seven Swans. It was amazing. The guy is just amazing.
Naturally he played a lot of The Age of Adz, and there were countless highlights. Incredible Soul really is something to see live.
I, on the other hand, have been recording quite slowly. I’m currently having to rest my stage piano on my bed to record in the evenings, as I don’t have enough floor space. However, I am getting closer to finishing a couple of EPs/albums.
The great news is that I’ve been listening to some great new albums, and have put together a short playlist. A few artists I listen to haven’t put their latest albums on Spotify (I’m looking at you Sufjan, Wild Beasts), but these are all tunes.
- Lykke Li – Love Out of Lust
- Metronomy – Everything Goes My Way
- Gruff Rhys – Space Dust #2
- Tune-Yards – Powa
- Wild Beasts – Albatross
- James Blake – To Care (Like You)
- Metronomy – The Bay
- TV on the Radio – Second Song
- Cut Copy – Take Me Over
- James Blake – Unluck
I’m fully aware I’ve got 2 Metronomy and James Blake songs on there, but to be honest I have been listening to those two albums and Tune-Yards so, so much.