The British musician also just won a documentary on Disney+: ‘Ed Sheeran: The Sum of Everything’
the British singer Ed Sheeran just released a new record. subwhich, according to him, will be one of the most important albums of his career, had been in the works for a decade and arrives on the platforms the day after its release. acquitted in Marvin Gaye song plagiarism lawsuit and two days later the premiere of the documentary series Ed Sheeran: The sum of everythingTO disney+.
In a video posted on Instagram, Ed Sheeran he said: “I made this album to make sense of the things going on in my head, and I’m immensely proud of it. I woke up this morning and felt lighter. Lighter because the album is in the world, and more light because people connect with him on such a deep and meaningful level.”
Subtract is the singer-songwriter’s fifth studio album and the latest in his math-themed album series. Released by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records, it contains 14 songs. Are they: Boat text, Texts Salt waterEyes Closed, Life Goes On, Dusty, End Of Youth, Colourblind, Curtains, Borderline, Spark, Vega, Sycamore, No Strings and The Hills of Aberfeldy.
“The only thing I want from this album is for people to feel something when they hear it. It makes us feel less alone when we realize that our most embarrassing and darkest feelings are things that everyone feels. I feel so grateful to be in able to work with @@aarondessner on this project. He brought out a side of me that I had buried, out of fear and false bravado, and helped me create something that I know will be one of the most important albums in my discography for many reasons” commented Sheeran, 32.
Subtract
In March, Ed Sheeran made a post about the record, which replayed a journal entry from February. In it, he recounts how he’s tried, over the last decade, to carve out the perfect acoustic album, writing and recording the way he thought the album should look. However, in early 2022 a series of events changed his life, his mental health and the way he viewed music and art, according to him.
Within a month, his wife, who was pregnant, discovered a tumor that could only be cured after giving birth. His best friend died suddenly and he found himself in court “defending my integrity and my career as a songwriter”. “I was in a spiral of fear, depression and anxiety. I felt like I was drowning, with my head below the surface, looking up but not being able to breathe,” he wrote.
“Songwriting is my therapy. It helps me make sense of my feelings. I wrote without thinking about what the songs would be, I wrote whatever. And in just over a week, I replaced a decade’s work with my. the deepest and darkest thoughts.”
Documentary about Disney+
Over the Documentary Ed Sheeran: The Sum of Everythingwhich has just debuted on Disney+, wrote, again on social media, that the streaming platform was looking for him to make a documentary on the production of Subtracthis album out this friday the 5th.
“Initially the documentary was just that: a documentary about the making of an album. But as my life took a few twists and turns, the subject matter of the album changed, and so did the documentary. It became something completely different than what I thought. would be. would be. I wanted to give context to the album as it touches on very personal things that we all experience,” she explained. And she concluded by saying that she would like the series to be an “accurate reflection of who I am, even if it’s uncomfortable to watch.”
Watch the trailer for Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All
Listen to 3 songs by Subtract
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