Sufjan Stevens • Nico Muhly • Bryce Dessner • James McAlister - Planetarium (2 x LP)
- Artist:
- Sufjan Stevens • Nico Muhly • Bryce Dessner • James McAlister
- Title:
- Planetarium
- Label:
- 4AD
- Catalog#:
- 4AD0009LP
- Format:
- 2 x Vinyl LP, Album
- Country:
- USA, Canada & Europe
- Released:
- 09 Jun 2017
- Media Condition:
- Mint (M)
- Sleeve Condition:
- Mint (M)
- Comments:
- Brand New And Factory Sealed. Save On Shipping By Combining Two Or More Items.
- Stock Images:
- Images are stock images, actual item may differ.
Planetarium is a collaborative album featuring Bryce Dessner of the indie rock band The National, drummer James McAlister, contemporary classical music composer and arranger Nico Muhly and singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens. The album was released by 4AD on June 9, 2017. The group announced the recording on March 26, sharing the album's track listing along with the song Saturn.
Planetarium received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72 based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The Guardian critic Kate Hutchinson dubbed Planetarium an "immersive, celestial space opera" and advised that it would be "best enjoyed loud, certainly in a live setting".
Kitty Empire of The Observer wrote that the album, with its "grandeur and... considerable digital mayhem", recalled the electronics of Stevens' 2010 album The Age of Adz. Joseph Mathieu of Exclaim! praised the album's musical diversity and remarked that it "does the solar system justice with almost every conceivable sound".
In his review for Uncut, Jason Anderson found that Planetarium successfully synthesizes Dessner and Muhly’s "classical ventures" with Stevens' "adventurous pop songcraft", noting the latter's ability to tackle "a variety of subjects, perspectives and treatments without losing his focus". Consequence of Sound's Kayleigh Hughes was most impressed by the "deeply personal, grounded stories" found in Stevens' lyrics.
| A1 | Neptune |
| A2 | Jupiter |
| A3 | Halley's Comet |
| A4 | Venus |
| B1 | Uranus |
| B2 | Mars |
| B3 | Black Energy |
| C1 | Sun |
| C2 | Tides |
| C3 | Moon |
| C4 | Pluto |
| C5 | Kuiper Belt |
| C6 | Black Hole |
| C7 | Saturn |
| C8 | In The Beginning |
| D1 | Earth |
| D2 | Mercury |
| Genre | Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock |
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| Notes | This work was originally commissioned by Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Barbican and the Vivid Live Festival at Sydney Opera House. Additional performances were held at Disney Concert Hall and La Salle Pleyel. |
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