SISYPHUS LOCKED HEART FULL

SISYPHUS LOCKED HEART FULL

The albumвЂ™s final track, вЂњAlcoholвЂќ, is also thought-provoking and cerebral as theyвЂ™ve just displayed the full on grittiness of life in the two prior songs and are now following those thoughts with a song about societyвЂ™s tendency to numb the difficult instead of dealing.

Sisyphus again bridges two songs together with the SerengetiвЂ™s powerfully-versed вЂњDishes in the SinkвЂќ and SufjanвЂ™s equally moving вЂњHardly Hanging OnвЂќ towards the conclusion of the record, the latter ending in a 30 second long siren as if to let the lyrics entirely dissolve into our skin. Then thereвЂ™s the song about bank robbers, вЂњLionвЂ™s ShareвЂќ, featuring the line вЂњDance dance/Put the booty in your pants/Run run/We can all get some.вЂќ Calm it down. SerengetiВ professes his extreme devotion by repeatedly yelling, вЂњI donвЂ™t give no shit!вЂќ as SufjanВ croons, вЂњThis is how I wanna love you/With an open heart and an open hand/I donвЂ™t care if you feel ugly/IвЂ™ve got an open heart and an open hand.вЂќ вЂњFlying AceвЂќ is SerengetiвЂ™sВ first real display of his disjointed, deadpan style and lyrical prowess, while вЂњI WonвЂ™t be AfraidвЂќ is a gorgeous new SufjanВ classic that could easily have been pulled from Age of Adz. Son LuxВ shows off his intense production skills with вЂњRhythm of DevotionвЂќ, a track also once again displaying two very different ways of saying the same thing. Which song appeals to you the most literally says what kind of sexy you prefer. ItвЂ™s at this point that we realize the two songs were connected and Sufjan just had a sweeter way of making a booty call. Then, wham! вЂњBooty CallвЂќ is up next, and weвЂ™re laughing out loud while also saying, вЂњWait, what?вЂќ ItвЂ™s about the obvious, and ends with one of my favorite lines ever: вЂњImma kiss you like a bubble in the brooks,вЂќ with a reprise of the melody from вЂњTake MeвЂќ. The track finds Sufjan begging someone to be his вЂњfriend,вЂќ and he uses phrases like вЂњWill you kiss me on the lips?/Will you fill my lunar eclipse?вЂќ I had to sit down. вЂњTake MeвЂќ is basically the remix of an old Sufjan demo that resurfaced a few months back (now we know why), and the fade-ins to each phrase are seriously mesmerizing. вЂњCalm it DownвЂќ, the first track on the album, starts off as a total goofball anthem and ends in a beautifully stripped confession, serving as the perfect example of SisyphusвЂ™ two-edgedness. Okay, itвЂ™s a bit bro-like at times, but probably because it was recorded in the span of three weeks with all three dudes and massive amounts of red wine locked inside a cigarette smoke-filled studio. There are tracks that have more of one than the other, but a lot of it is dominated by industrial hip hop vibes spattered with moments of pop breaks and total Sufjan signatures. Those who are claiming that Sisyphus is a collaboration that shouldnвЂ™t work have overlooked Son Lux who flings his sticky cinematic gloss and far-reaching production skills over the entire thing. Sufjan remains the master of ever-evocative melodies and heart-string poetry.

Serengeti provides the majority of lyrics which are more than often than not beat poetry theyвЂ™re loosely connected phrases that fall to the table like pieces of a puzzle. Sisyphus (formerly s / s / s) are three ridiculously talented buddies: Serengeti, Son LuxВ and Sufjan Stevens. IвЂ™ll say it again: Sisyphus is an album for everybody. You can dance to it because the beats are ridiculous, but you can also learn from it if you take the time to listen.

I mean, seriously, this is far from frat party music, itвЂ™s still heady as shit, but that was our objective, to trust our impulse and make it fun, for whatever itвЂ™s worth.вЂќ They talk about death, love, sex, fear, loneliness, society and so on. вЂњGeti kept saying what happens when the jams come on Spotify at the frat party? Are they singing at the hook, is the bass thumping, are the girls grinding? Lowest-case scenario. Upon further scrutiny, however, the nuances reveal the brilliance of its craftsmen - and such was the aim, Sufjan Stevens explains in an interview with Pitchfork. On the surface, it comes off as a fun times record, which it definitely is. If thereвЂ™s ever been an album for everybody, itвЂ™s SisyphusвЂ™ self-titled masterpiece.

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