Paul Simon
Seven Psalms
Owl Records/Legacy Recordings (available now)
8/10
Strange but beautiful album from songwriting icon
Back in 2018 Paul Simon released In The Blue Light, which comprised a reimagining of some of his lesser-known songs from his decades-long career. It was also the year in which he announced that he was to stop touring and just about everyone believed that this meant the beginning of a well-earned retirement and no more studio releases.
As it turns out, we got it wrong and earlier this year he announced the forthcoming release of . But if you were expectingis a single piece of music in seven sections – even the digital streaming version is just one continuous piece – and if ever there was an artist acknowledging that this might be his final work, this is it. The presence of the word ‘Psalm’ in the album’s title offers a clue to the content and the titles within the 33-minute running time, which include , and, pre-inform the listener even further.
