Previously I blogged about ‘All Delighted People EP‘, a project Sufjan dropped seemingly out of no where. Now, he treats us to the single from his first full-length LP is over five years, entitled ‘The Age of Adz’ (Pronounced Odds). The single is definitely more drum heavy than his older works, and to take it from the horses mouth, you can expect more of the same on the album:

The title The Age of Adz is a reference to the apocalyptic art of Royal Robertson (1930—1997), a Louisiana-based sign-maker (and self-proclaimed prophet) who suffered from schizophrenia. Robertson’s work depicts his vivid dreams and visions of space aliens, futuristic automobiles, eccentric monsters and signs of the Last Judgment. Portions of Stevens’ album use Robertson’s work as an idealistic springboard and a selection of Robertson’s drawings (his primary media were poster board, magic marker, and glitter) appear throughout the album art.

Fans of Sufjan, myself included, will undoubtedly have music to hold them over for the next five year hiatus. Cheers to that!

The Age Of Adz is out 10/12 via Asthmatic Kitty. Here’s the tracklist:

01 “Futile Devices”
02 “Too Much”
03 “Age of Adz”
04 “I Walked”
05 “Now That I’m Older”
06 “Get Real Get Right”
07 “Bad Communication”
08 “Vesuvius”
09 “All for Myself”
10 “I Want To Be Well”
11 “Impossible Soul”