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Sufjan Stevens: The Age of Adz
Asthmatic Kitty
For his first LP of new material in five years, Sufjan Stevens reinvents himself as an electro pioneer with The Age of Adz. Best known for his campy banjo songs and precious vocals, the indie-folk hero now matches wits (and beats) with Animal Collective, Kanye West, Bon Iver and Brian Eno. Though Adz is a bold new direction that will surely polarize fans, it didn’t come out of nowhere. Stevens dabbled in electronica on 2001’s Enjoy Your Rabbit and wrote beautiful orchestral movements for 2005’s Illinois. Here, he combines the two and adds layers of reverb, glitchy breaks, autotune falsetto, hip-hop beats, swarming horns and choir vocals (often in one song, as he does on the 25-minute “Impossible Soul”) to create a tripped-out digital symphony for the over-stimulated hipster.
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Beth Hart "Baddest Blues"
Beth Hart shares the opening track from her latest album, Bang Bang Boom Boom, live at Relix.
Jamie Lidell "A Little Bit More"
Jamie Lidell sets up in the Relix boiler room and delivers a tune from his 2005 album Multiply
King Lincoln "Coffee"
Duane Trucks is happy to announce his new project, King Lincoln. Watch them perform “Coffee” live and acoustic at Relix’s Online-Video Coordinator’s loft in Williamsburg.
Crystal Bowersox "Dead Weight"
Here’s another song from Crystal Bowersox’s new record All That For This, live at Relix.
Goodnight, Texas "The Railroad"
Goodnight, Texas share a song from their latest studio album, A Long Life of Living, live at Relix.
Warren Haynes "Railroad Boy"
Warren Haynes performs a solo, acoustic version of “Railroad Boy” and explains how he adapted the traditional Celtic song for Gov’t Mule, backstage at the Hangout Music Festival.
Alpine "Hands"
Australia’s Alpine recently made their NYC debut at the Relix office with this song from their new album A is for Alpine.
Brendan Bayliss and Jake Cinninger "The Pequod"
In honor of Umphrey’s McGee’s return to Summer Camp this weekend, we present the group’s Brendan Bayliss and Jake Cinninger performing this version of “The Pequod” from UM’s Anchor Drops.
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James May 4, 2012, 01:20:58