Just as the name suggests, My Liner Notes takes from the nostalgic art form of an LP’s liner notes, which can be found within the inner sleeves and inserts of dusty records and cassette tapes. The personal essays found on this blog contain anecdotal and factual material which celebrate the visceral and emotional connection we all share with music. These analytical, humorous, and often poignant opinion-editorials are always delivered with the kind of brutal honesty you can only expect from a music nerd.
When Sufjan Stevens told Exclaim! last November that he “I don’t really have as much faith in my work as I used to,” fans began to lose hope of him releasing a proper follow-up to 2005’s masterpiece Illinois.
But in a recent interview with Exclaim!, National member and Sufjan BFF Bryce Dessner said that Sufjan is, in fact, currently working on an album at The National’s Brooklyn studio.
And if you can trust Dessner’s opinion (and I think we can), he says the album is “going to be incredible” and that it is “going to probably blow people’s minds.”
No word yet on when this so-called incredible album will be out in stores, but my guess is between this fall and 2020.
Here’s Sufjan backing The National on vocals last month on Letterman.
