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Planetarium

Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister

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In 2013, Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner of The National, Nico Muhly and drummer James McAlister took to the stage with a string quartet to perform a project inspired by the solar system. A pretext as good as any other for discovering, once again, the gifts of the talented melodist Sufjan Stevens. Four years later, this adventure, entitled Planetarium has been committed to vinyl. The good news is that the cosmos conjured up by the indy supergroup never falls into the trap of sounding like a chin-stroking new age soundtrack. No, each composition can be enjoyed independently, like a little planet unto itself. And indeed the tracks on the album take their names from the planets of the solar system (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto…) moving from pop to prog rock, from electro to neo-classical, with true grace. An original and inspiring record. © CM/Qobuz

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1
Neptune
00:03:05

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Russell, StudioMusician - Nico Muhly, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nadia Sirota, StudioMusician - Rob Moose, StudioMusician - George Flynn, StudioMusician - Ryan Keberle, StudioMusician - Thomas Bartlett, StudioMusician - Dan Levine, StudioMusician - William Lang, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher - Bryce Dessner, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tim Albright, StudioMusician - Ben Lanz, StudioMusician - Joe Barati, StudioMusician - Claire Bryant, StudioMusician - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

2
Jupiter
00:07:10

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Russell, StudioMusician - Nico Muhly, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nadia Sirota, StudioMusician - Rob Moose, StudioMusician - George Flynn, StudioMusician - Ryan Keberle, StudioMusician - Thomas Bartlett, StudioMusician - Dan Levine, StudioMusician - William Lang, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Composer, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher - Bryce Dessner, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tim Albright, StudioMusician - Ben Lanz, StudioMusician - Joe Barati, StudioMusician - Claire Bryant, StudioMusician - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

3
Halley's Comet
00:00:30

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

4
Venus
00:04:42

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Russell, StudioMusician - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nadia Sirota, StudioMusician - Rob Moose, StudioMusician - George Flynn, StudioMusician - Ryan Keberle, StudioMusician - Thomas Bartlett, StudioMusician - Dan Levine, StudioMusician - William Lang, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tim Albright, StudioMusician - Ben Lanz, StudioMusician - Joe Barati, StudioMusician - Claire Bryant, StudioMusician - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

5
Uranus
00:06:52

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Russell, StudioMusician - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nadia Sirota, StudioMusician - Rob Moose, StudioMusician - George Flynn, StudioMusician - Ryan Keberle, StudioMusician - Thomas Bartlett, StudioMusician - Dan Levine, StudioMusician - William Lang, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tim Albright, StudioMusician - Ben Lanz, StudioMusician - Joe Barati, StudioMusician - Claire Bryant, StudioMusician - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

6
Mars
00:07:09

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Russell, StudioMusician - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nadia Sirota, StudioMusician - Rob Moose, StudioMusician - George Flynn, StudioMusician - Ryan Keberle, StudioMusician - Thomas Bartlett, StudioMusician - Dan Levine, StudioMusician - William Lang, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tim Albright, StudioMusician - Ben Lanz, StudioMusician - Joe Barati, StudioMusician - Claire Bryant, StudioMusician - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

7
Black Energy
00:05:26

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Russell, StudioMusician - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nadia Sirota, StudioMusician - Rob Moose, StudioMusician - George Flynn, StudioMusician - Ryan Keberle, StudioMusician - Thomas Bartlett, StudioMusician - Dan Levine, StudioMusician - William Lang, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tim Albright, StudioMusician - Ben Lanz, StudioMusician - Joe Barati, StudioMusician - Claire Bryant, StudioMusician - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

8
Sun
00:04:00

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Russell, StudioMusician - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nadia Sirota, StudioMusician - Rob Moose, StudioMusician - George Flynn, StudioMusician - Ryan Keberle, StudioMusician - Thomas Bartlett, StudioMusician - Dan Levine, StudioMusician - William Lang, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tim Albright, StudioMusician - Ben Lanz, StudioMusician - Joe Barati, StudioMusician - Claire Bryant, StudioMusician - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

9
Tides
00:00:58

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

10
Moon
00:03:42

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Russell, StudioMusician - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nadia Sirota, StudioMusician - Rob Moose, StudioMusician - George Flynn, StudioMusician - Ryan Keberle, StudioMusician - Thomas Bartlett, StudioMusician - Dan Levine, StudioMusician - William Lang, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tim Albright, StudioMusician - Ben Lanz, StudioMusician - Joe Barati, StudioMusician - Claire Bryant, StudioMusician - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

11
Pluto
00:04:24

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Russell, StudioMusician - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nadia Sirota, StudioMusician - Rob Moose, StudioMusician - George Flynn, StudioMusician - Ryan Keberle, StudioMusician - Thomas Bartlett, StudioMusician - Dan Levine, StudioMusician - William Lang, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tim Albright, StudioMusician - Ben Lanz, StudioMusician - Joe Barati, StudioMusician - Claire Bryant, StudioMusician - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

12
Kuiper Belt
00:02:04

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

13
Black Hole
00:00:34

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

14
Saturn
00:03:51

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

15
In The Beginning
00:01:17

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

16
Earth
00:15:10

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Russell, StudioMusician - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nadia Sirota, StudioMusician - Rob Moose, StudioMusician - George Flynn, StudioMusician - Ryan Keberle, StudioMusician - Thomas Bartlett, StudioMusician - Dan Levine, StudioMusician - William Lang, StudioMusician - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tim Albright, StudioMusician - Ben Lanz, StudioMusician - Joe Barati, StudioMusician - Claire Bryant, StudioMusician - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

17
Mercury
00:05:12

Sufjan Stevens, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nico Muhly, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - James McAlister, Producer, MainArtist, MusicPublisher, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Dessner, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chester Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - MUSIC SALES CORP, MusicPublisher - St. Rose Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tulsaphone Music, MusicPublisher - Sufjan Stevens Music (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Cortelyou Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher

2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd 2017 Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

Album review

In 2013, Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner of The National, Nico Muhly and drummer James McAlister took to the stage with a string quartet to perform a project inspired by the solar system. A pretext as good as any other for discovering, once again, the gifts of the talented melodist Sufjan Stevens. Four years later, this adventure, entitled Planetarium has been committed to vinyl. The good news is that the cosmos conjured up by the indy supergroup never falls into the trap of sounding like a chin-stroking new age soundtrack. No, each composition can be enjoyed independently, like a little planet unto itself. And indeed the tracks on the album take their names from the planets of the solar system (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto…) moving from pop to prog rock, from electro to neo-classical, with true grace. An original and inspiring record. © CM/Qobuz

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