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After releasing an extended version of ‘Make Out In My Car,’ a standout track originally featured on his critically-acclaimed debut LP Aromanticism, Moses Sumney is back today to share an EP of reimaginings of the track. Make Out In My Car: Chameleon Suite finds Alex Isley, James Blake and Sufjan Stevens reimagining ‘Make Out In My Car,’ in addition to the recently-released extended edition of the song by Moses himself. Each new take of the song breathes new life into the original, as Alex Isley performs the song as a duet with Moses, James Blake remixes the beat into a new production featuring new vocals and verses from Moses, and Sufjan Stevens writes an entirely new song built upon the original for his version.
Hear Make Out In My Car: Chameleon Suite below.
About Moses Sumney:
Since emerging in 2014 with his self-released cassette EP, Mid-City Island, Moses Sumney has ridden a wave of word-of-mouth praise, hushed recordings, and dynamic live performances at distinguished festivals around the world and alongside forebears like David Byrne, Karen O, Sufjan Stevens, and Solange. In a voice both mellifluous and haunting, Sumney makes future music that transmogrifies classic tropes, like moon-colony choir reinterpretations of old jazz gems. His lyrics narrate a personal journey through universal loneliness atop otherworldly compositional backdrops.
In 2017, the California and Ghana-raised troubadour widened the spectrum of his heretofore “bedroom” music with his debut album Aromanticism, a concept record about lovelessness as a sonic dreamscape. Released to great critical acclaim, Aromanticism was widely regarded as one of 2017’s best albums (NPR, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, etc).
Following Aromanticism‘s critical success, Sumney has brought the album to the masses in the form of sold out headline shows across North America and Europe, as well as a sold out performance at the historic Sydney Opera House on the heels of performing at this year’s Laneway Festival. This summer will see that continue, as he brings his celebrated live show to some of the world’s premiere music festivals, including Coachella, Bonnaroo, Pitchfork Music Festival, Montreux Jazz, Way Out West, and more.
Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite
1. Moses Sumney – Make Out in My Car (Extended Version)
2. Moses Sumney – Make Out in My Car (Alex Isley Version)
3. Moses Sumney – Make Out in My Car (James Blake Version)
4. Moses Sumney & Sufjan Stevens – Make Out in My Car (Sufjan Version)
