{"id":27590,"date":"2017-07-17T15:51:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T23:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=27590"},"modified":"2017-07-17T15:51:06","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T23:51:06","slug":"sufjan-stevens-bryce-dessner-nico-muhly-and-james-mcalister-perform-on-colbert-tonight-watch-new-video-for-neptune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2017-07\/sufjan-stevens-bryce-dessner-nico-muhly-and-james-mcalister-perform-on-colbert-tonight-watch-new-video-for-neptune\/","title":{"rendered":"Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister Perform on Colbert Tonight&#8211;Watch New Video for &#8220;Neptune&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SufPlanetarium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-27201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SufPlanetarium-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SufPlanetarium-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SufPlanetarium-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SufPlanetarium-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SufPlanetarium-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/SufPlanetarium.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve written repeatedly about <strong>Sufjan Stevens&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0stellar (if you will) project <a href=\"http:\/\/planetariumalbum.com\/\"><em><strong>Planetarium<\/strong><\/em><\/a> with <strong>Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly <\/strong>and<strong> James McAlister<\/strong>. Tonight you can see what all the hubbub&#8217;s about when the group performs on <strong>Colbert&#8217;s Late Show<\/strong>.<b>\u00a0<\/b>In addition, the group today released a new lyric video for celestial song <em><strong>Neptune<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(lyrics at bottom). Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The ensemble is performing a total of four\u00a0<strong>Planetarium<\/strong> shows worldwide (see below), including this <strong>Thursday (July 20th)<\/strong> at <strong>Hollywood Forever Cemetery<\/strong>. Tickets are still available so be there!<\/p>\n<p>7-10 Paris, France \u2013 Philharmonie de Paris<br \/>\n7-18 Brooklyn, NY \u2013 Prospect Park<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketfly.com\/purchase\/event\/1469920?utm_medium=bks\"><strong>7-20 Los Angeles, CA \u2013 Hollywood Forever Cemetery<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n7-21 Oakland, CA \u2013 Fox Theater<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Planetarium<\/strong><\/em> is out on\u00a0<strong>4AD<\/strong>, and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>you can order it<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/planetariumalbum.com\/\">HERE<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A2V_NF4HH6A\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Neptune<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What\u2019s right and what\u2019s wrong?<br \/>\nDon\u2019t you hold me too lightly to words<br \/>\nAs I\u2019ve rounded them off to the nearest of ten<br \/>\nFor I gathered your body in envious capture in envious thought<\/p>\n<p>Oh forgive me, oh gods or forgive me in fortune<br \/>\nForgive me in feeling it out for myself<br \/>\nAs I ought to have feelings for something as great as thou art<\/p>\n<p>Some great white rose of youth<br \/>\nYour pleasure gives of my own heart<br \/>\nGenerous portions wisely<br \/>\nBreaks of my own heart<br \/>\nI felt the arm\u2019s length while I\u2019ve gone on my own way<\/p>\n<p>Conserve me, strange waters<br \/>\nCome and obey me, strange waters<br \/>\nHave it your own way<\/p>\n<p>So if you won\u2019t hold me, I have no objections<br \/>\nSo if you won\u2019t please me<br \/>\nI make no commands<br \/>\nSo if you don\u2019t trust me, it\u2019s best if I drown&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve written repeatedly about Sufjan Stevens&#8217;\u00a0stellar (if you will) project Planetarium with Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister. Tonight you can see what all the hubbub&#8217;s about when the group performs on Colbert&#8217;s Late Show.\u00a0In addition, the group today released a new lyric video for celestial song Neptune\u00a0(lyrics at bottom). Check it out below. 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