Autumn Variations follows on from Sheeran’s critically acclaimed album ‘-ʼ (Subtract). Upfront of its launch in Could, Ed carried out the album in full on the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith alongside the information’ producer, Aaron Dessner, and a full reside band.
Introduced final month, Ed stated of Autumn Variations:
“Final autumn, I discovered that my mates and I had been going by means of so many life modifications. After the warmth of the summer time, all the pieces both calmed, settled, fell aside, got here to a head or imploded.
After I went by means of a troublesome time initially of final 12 months, writing songs helped me perceive my emotions and are available to phrases with what was happening, and once I discovered about my good friend’s completely different conditions, I wrote songs, some from their views, some from mine, to seize how they and I considered the world at the moment. There have been highs of falling in love and new friendships amongst lows of heartbreak, melancholy, loneliness and confusion.
My dad and brother advised me a few composer known as Elgar, who composed ‘Enigma Variations’, the place every of the 14 compositions had been a few completely different one in all his mates. That is what impressed me to make this album. After I recorded Subtract with Aaron Dessner, we clicked instantly. We wrote and recorded continuous and this album was born out of that partnership. I really feel he has captured the sensation of autumn so splendidly in his sonics and I hope everybody loves it as a lot as I do.”
Autumn Variations tracklisting:
1. Magical
2. England
3. Superb
4. Plastic Bag
5. Blue
6. American City
7. That’s On Me
8. Web page
9. Midnight
10. Spring
11. Punchline
12. When Will I Be Alright
13. The Day I Was Born
14. Head > Heels
