I. THE SURFACE

Maybe you heard about Sufjan Stevens' recent US tour. Maybe you read my braggadocious post about the (tiny) role I had in kicking off this latest round of shows.

Last Wednesday I saw the last gig of the run, one of four sold out New York shows. Let's take advantage of what the internet has to offer and kick off this discussion with one of the new tunes he debuted. I'll start with my favorite, the relatively straightforward "Age of Adz":

PS - Before I disappear, let me admit that I haven't actually read Wilson's book. I say this not to highlight my own (considerable) ignorance but to congratulate Wilson for coming up with a work whose power & suggestiveness extends to its title. Take my use of his phrase as a lazy, blog-era analog to Harold Bloom's Anxiety of Influence, which I have read, and whose concept of creative misinterpretation suits my purposes here.