Undivided Self

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The album begins softly and sweetly with "Futile Devices", it's strongly familiar and reminiscent of Sufjan's usual sound,  but it all turns hard the moment "Too Much" starts. At first I thought this was going to be one of those slightly experimental Sufjan songs that are almost unlistenable yet still amazing, but it turns out this song has quite a catchy chorus, and it's catchy in a weird way that leads nicely to "Age of Adz". This song is crazy, absolutely crazy and strangely cinematic, not my favorite, but it's certainly a statement about Sufjan's new sound and evolution as a singer. I guess I should miss his old style more but I honestly can't because this new era is just as interesting as the one that was marked by Illinoise.