Planetarium (album)

Planetarium
Studio album by Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister
Released June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
Length 75:59
Label 4AD
Sufjan Stevens chronology
Carrie & Lowell Live
(2017)Carrie & Lowell Live2017		 Planetarium
(2017)		 The Greatest Gift
(2017)The Greatest Gift2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[1]
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media6.0/10[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Exclaim!9/10[5]

Planetarium is a collaborative album inspired by the Solar System, featuring Bryce Dessner of the indie rock band The National, drummer James McAlister, contemporary classical music composer and arranger Nico Muhly, and singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens.[6] The album was released by 4AD on June 9, 2017.[6] The group announced the recording on March 26 and shared the album's track listing along with the song "Saturn".[6]

Composition

The album includes songs inspired by the Solar System. There are songs for the system's planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—as well as the dwarf planet, Pluto. There are also songs inspired by black holes, Halley's Comet, the Kuiper belt, the Moon, and the Sun.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Neptune"3:04
2."Jupiter"7:10
3."Halley's Comet"0:30
4."Venus"4:42
5."Uranus"6:51
6."Mars"7:08
7."Black Energy"5:25
8."Sun"3:59
9."Tides"0:58
10."Moon"3:42
11."Pluto"4:23
12."Kuiper Belt"2:04
13."Black Hole"0:33
14."Saturn"3:51
15."In the Beginning"1:17
16."Earth"15:10
17."Mercury"5:12
Total length:75:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from 4AD.[7]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 89
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 117
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 77
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 148
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 82
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[13] 5
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[14] 36
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 55
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 60
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 92
US Billboard 200[18] 104
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[19] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 20

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister: Planetarium". anydecentmusic.com. AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Planetarium by Sufjan Stevens". Metacritic. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ Ballard, Thea. "Sufjan Stevens / Nico Muhly / Bryce Dessner / James McAlister: Planetarium Album Review". pitchfork.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ Hughes, Kayleigh (June 8, 2017). "Album Review: Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner, and James McAlister – Planetarium". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ Mathieu, Joseph (June 7, 2017). "Planetarium Review". exclaim.ca. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Gaca, Anna (March 27, 2017). "New Music: Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister – "Saturn"". Spin. ISSN 0886-3032.
  7. ↑ http://4ad.com/releases/850
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sufjan Stevens - Nico Muhly - Bryce Dessner - James McAlister – Planetarium" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sufjan Stevens - Nico Muhly - Bryce Dessner - James McAlister – Planetarium" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sufjan Stevens - Nico Muhly - Bryce Dessner - James McAlister – Planetarium" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 24, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sufjan Stevens - Nico Muhly - Bryce Dessner - James McAlister – Planetarium" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Sufjan Stevens - Nico Muhly - Bryce Dessner - James McAlister – Planetarium". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Sufjan Stevens - Nico Muhly - Bryce Dessner - James McAlister – Planetarium". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Top 200 Albums: July 1, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Alternative Albums: July 1, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Rock Albums: July 1, 2017". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
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