Suzanne Vega - 'States Of Being'

Suzanne Vega does it again by releasing an album without telling anyone. Suzanne, that's not how social media marketing works. Trust me on this.

The third of her 'Close-Up' series of records re-recording some of her own songs is called 'States Of Being' and, in her own words, is 'the freakier side of her songwriting'. The record is out on Monday 11 July and this is what Suzanne says about it:

This is Volume 3 of the Close-Up series, called States of Being. I used to call these the “Mental Health” songs. They express a state of mind, but also more than that. I wouldn’t call them personal songs, but descriptions of a place deep inside. Anyone can feel like the narrator in Penitent, or Cracking, depending on your mood.

The new song in this collection is called “The Instant of the Hour After”. It’s a song from a new theater piece with music, “Carson McCullers Talks About Love”. I have written the book and lyrics and I am collaborating with Duncan Sheik on the music. It is based on the short story by Carson McCullers, which is loosely modeled after the author and her husband Reeves McCullers, featuring two alcoholics at the end of a long night of drinking.

Hope you enjoy what I think of as the freakier side of my songwriting…

Of course, if you want it sooner you can download it from Nimbit including two bonus tracks. It's nice to have a new Suzanne song.

It's actually quite odd finding out about this record on Facebook a few minutes ago in the middle of listening to my Suzanne Vega playlist. God moves in mysterious ways (whoever she might be).