Ed Sheeran 2023
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Fans of Ed Sheeran should already mark September 29, 2023 in their calendars: that’s when the British pop superstar’s seventh studio album will be released, which will be called “Autumn Variations”.
“Autumn Variations” follows 2021’s album “=” (pronounced “Equals”) and was produced by The National boss Aaron Dessner. It will consist of fourteen songs. Sheeran is releasing it on his Gingerbread Man Records label.
The album cover of the new Sheeran work:
Ed Sheeran on his new album
“Last fall I realized that my friends and I were going through so many life changes. After the heat of the summer, everything either calmed down, leveled off, fell apart, escalated or imploded,” Sheeran said in a statement accompanying the record.
“When I was going through a difficult time early last year, writing songs helped me understand my feelings and process what was going on, and as I learned about my friends’ different situations I wrote songs, some of theirs Perspective, some mine, to capture how she and I saw the world at the time. There were highs like infatuation and new friendships, but also lows like heartbreak, depression, loneliness and confusion.
His father and brother told him about a composer named Elgar who composed the “Enigma Variations”, in which each of the 14 compositions is about a different friend of his. Dues inspired him to make this album. “When I recorded Subtract with Aaron Dessner, we instantly bonded. We wrote and recorded non-stop and this album grew out of that partnership. I feel like he captured the feeling of autumn so beautifully in his sounds and I hope everyone loves it as much as I do.”
Autumn Variations track listing
01. Magical
02. UK
03.Amazing
04.Plastic bag
05.Blue
06. Americantown
07. That’s On Me
08.Page
09. Midnight
10. Spring
11. Punch line
12. When Will I Be Alright
13. The Day I Was Born
14.Head>Heels