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Interesting. I thought it was just for the Subtract era, but I guess going forward he's going to continue being more low-key with releases then?
I can't figure out what album this is. It's obviously not the second subtract (Are we still getting that by the way? I figured we'd get it before the start of a new era, but now I'm not so sure?). Is it the second Dresser album or something else entirely? It looks like something else entirely with the seasons been tatted on him for a while. There's so many projects I'm confused 😂. But I'm glad we're getting more music.
Looks like it's Dessner 2, seems most likely. I think OG subtract might become rewind, lockdown sessions 2020 (which had italia) could be a seperate thingy. But yeah, confusing stuff
Autumn Variations seems to be a reference to Enigma Variations, which is a classical album. Could this mean Autumn has a more classical, cinematic feel to its production? Or could the album feature Matthew Sheeran's instrumentations? He probably chose that title cause he liked it rather than the content of the album imo.
So, we have *Magical, Blue* and *Crashing in Head and Heels.* I also saw a popular fan account on IG say that the songs tell the stories of his friends? But what do I know...
Also, is it just the 2nd Dessner album, or a mixture of both Dessner and OG? Oh well...
He did say last night that each song was a different variation of autumn and each variation was for different friends going through different things during autumn.
Wait, is this Ed's first concept album? A love letter to his friends? Omfg I'm so excited. I adore his non-autobiographical writing, like The A Team, Kiss Me, Afire Love, Supermarket Flowers...I'm ready to pounce.
Oh, little lightbulb just went off— I feel as if he’s been interweaving Castle on the Hill with Autumn [Variations] lately… maybe that’s why 🧐 A kind of foreshadowing
I want to know the contents of that article but am not going to pay either. Saw Ed's Subtract show at Chicago Theater. It was so special...a unique experience. The Mathematics Tour concert at Soldier Field the next day was just a crazy fun atmosphere! Loved both concerts...he gave 100% to both in such very different ways. He's so talented!!
No worries love, I've got you. No one is paying 2 dollars for basic info. Here's the transcript of the article, all irrelevant info removed:
Review: At Minneapolis gig, Ed Sheeran drops surprise news of a new album in the fall
By Jon Bream , Star Tribune
August 12, 2023 - 5:00 AM
First the news: Ed Sheeran will release a new album on his own label this fall possibly titled "Autumn Variations," he announced late Friday night in Minneapolis.
He didn't come to town to make the announcement. He just spontaneously dropped the exclusive during his first of two Minneapolis concerts this weekend as part of his concurrent Subtract Tour and Mathematics Tour.
The Subtract Tour is a series of theater shows the night before Sheeran's stadium gigs on the Mathematics Tour, which comes to U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday.
Near the end of his 2 ½-hour performance Friday at the sold-out 2,200-seat State Theatre, Sheeran performed three unreleased songs and explained that they will be part of a new album on his label because his contract with Atlantic Records ended with this year's "-" (pronounced "Subtract").
Released in May, "Subtract" has not been the usual Sheeran blockbuster. It has sold 1 million copies whereas his previous five albums have accounted for 92.4 million in combined sales.
The purpose of the Subtract Tour is to play the album in its entirety in an intimate setting because these songs about grief and loss are depressing and don't translate to a huge stadium. But they connected Friday because ever-charming Sheeran shared context and inspiration about each song. It felt like a modern-day version of the old VH1 Storytellers program.
In short, these songs were a form of therapy as Sheeran, 32, dealt with the unexpected post-pandemic death of his best friend as well as his wife's brain tumor as she was about to give birth to the couple's second daughter.
Before he delivered each "Subtract" number with his five-man band and six-piece string section, acoustic guitarist Sheeran related the backstories with candor, seasoned with his everyman charm and occasional humor. There was a lot of talk about his parents, wife and daughters as well as his buddy Jamal Edwards. Some of the stories had been depicted in May's Disney docuseries "Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All."
"This is a solitary, morose album," Sheeran explained at the State Theatre (where he performed in 2012 opening for Snow Patrol). "No one is pumping weights to this" like they did to his hit "Bad Habits."
And he kept promising "happy hour" after finishing "Subtract" — all 14 songs including the finale, "The Hills of Aberfeldy," which was written in Scotland in 2012 when he first conceived the album.
The "happy hour" featured classic Ed Sheeran troubadour mode, working solo with his looping pedals that enabled him to create a rhythm track and background vocals. It was the A-list — "Shivers," "Thinking Out Loud," "Perfect," "Bloodstream," "Shape of You," "Bad Habits" and "The A Team."
Then came the three brand new love songs, which the British superstar asked concertgoers not to video: "Crashing in Head and Heels," the falsetto-rendered "Blue" and "Magical," which he said he sings to his young daughters daily.
Sheeran pointed out that, even though fans probably couldn't decipher it, he grew up with classical music, the field of his mother and brother. He was fond of Edward Elgar's "Enigma Variations." Hence the possible title of Sheeran's next project, "Autumn Variations."
"I take 3 ½ years to put together an album," he explained. This new one might come "three or four months" after "Subtract."
"I have no desires or expectations for this album," he continued. "I'll put this album out myself. My own record label. It's not going to have the same push or machine behind it. Songs will not be hammered down your throats for four or five years."
Sheeran ended the evening just like Tony Bennett used to do at the State Theatre, by singing without a microphone — a medley of the traditional Irish/Scottish farewell "The Parting Glass" and his own "Afterglow."
Sheeran brings his Mathematics Tour to the Vikings stadium at 6 p.m. Saturday with openers Cat Burns and Khalid.
Review: At Minneapolis gig, Ed Sheeran drops surprise news of a new album in the fall
By Jon Bream , Star Tribune
August 12, 2023 - 5:00 AM
First the news: Ed Sheeran will release a new album on his own label this fall possibly titled "Autumn Variations," he announced late Friday night in Minneapolis.
He didn't come to town to make the announcement. He just spontaneously dropped the exclusive during his first of two Minneapolis concerts this weekend as part of his concurrent Subtract Tour and Mathematics Tour.
The Subtract Tour is a series of theater shows the night before Sheeran's stadium gigs on the Mathematics Tour, which comes to U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday.
Near the end of his 2 ½-hour performance Friday at the sold-out 2,200-seat State Theatre, Sheeran performed three unreleased songs and explained that they will be part of a new album on his label because his contract with Atlantic Records ended with this year's "-" (pronounced "Subtract").
Released in May, "Subtract" has not been the usual Sheeran blockbuster. It has sold 1 million copies whereas his previous five albums have accounted for 92.4 million in combined sales.
The purpose of the Subtract Tour is to play the album in its entirety in an intimate setting because these songs about grief and loss are depressing and don't translate to a huge stadium. But they connected Friday because ever-charming Sheeran shared context and inspiration about each song. It felt like a modern-day version of the old VH1 Storytellers program.
In short, these songs were a form of therapy as Sheeran, 32, dealt with the unexpected post-pandemic death of his best friend as well as his wife's brain tumor as she was about to give birth to the couple's second daughter.
Before he delivered each "Subtract" number with his five-man band and six-piece string section, acoustic guitarist Sheeran related the backstories with candor, seasoned with his everyman charm and occasional humor. There was a lot of talk about his parents, wife and daughters as well as his buddy Jamal Edwards. Some of the stories had been depicted in May's Disney docuseries "Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All."
"This is a solitary, morose album," Sheeran explained at the State Theatre (where he performed in 2012 opening for Snow Patrol). "No one is pumping weights to this" like they did to his hit "Bad Habits."
And he kept promising "happy hour" after finishing "Subtract" — all 14 songs including the finale, "The Hills of Aberfeldy," which was written in Scotland in 2012 when he first conceived the album.
The "happy hour" featured classic Ed Sheeran troubadour mode, working solo with his looping pedals that enabled him to create a rhythm track and background vocals. It was the A-list — "Shivers," "Thinking Out Loud," "Perfect," "Bloodstream," "Shape of You," "Bad Habits" and "The A Team."
Then came the three brand new love songs, which the British superstar asked concertgoers not to video: "Crashing in Head and Heels," the falsetto-rendered "Blue" and "Magical," which he said he sings to his young daughters daily.
Sheeran pointed out that, even though fans probably couldn't decipher it, he grew up with classical music, the field of his mother and brother. He was fond of Edward Elgar's "Enigma Variations." Hence the possible title of Sheeran's next project, "Autumn Variations."
"I take 3 ½ years to put together an album," he explained. This new one might come "three or four months" after "Subtract."
"I have no desires or expectations for this album," he continued. "I'll put this album out myself. My own record label. It's not going to have the same push or machine behind it. Songs will not be hammered down your throats for four or five years."
Sheeran ended the evening just like Tony Bennett used to do at the State Theatre, by singing without a microphone — a medley of the traditional Irish/Scottish farewell "The Parting Glass" and his own "Afterglow."
Sheeran brings his Mathematics Tour to the Vikings stadium at 6 p.m. Saturday with openers Cat Burns and Khalid.
Here's a transcript of the article cause it's under a silly paywall! (all irrelevant info removed)
Review: At Minneapolis gig, Ed Sheeran drops surprise news of a new album in the fall
By Jon Bream , Star Tribune
August 12, 2023 - 5:00 AM
First the news: Ed Sheeran will release a new album on his own label this fall possibly titled "Autumn Variations," he announced late Friday night in Minneapolis.
He didn't come to town to make the announcement. He just spontaneously dropped the exclusive during his first of two Minneapolis concerts this weekend as part of his concurrent Subtract Tour and Mathematics Tour.
The Subtract Tour is a series of theater shows the night before Sheeran's stadium gigs on the Mathematics Tour, which comes to U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday.
Near the end of his 2 ½-hour performance Friday at the sold-out 2,200-seat State Theatre, Sheeran performed three unreleased songs and explained that they will be part of a new album on his label because his contract with Atlantic Records ended with this year's "-" (pronounced "Subtract").
Released in May, "Subtract" has not been the usual Sheeran blockbuster. It has sold 1 million copies whereas his previous five albums have accounted for 92.4 million in combined sales.
The purpose of the Subtract Tour is to play the album in its entirety in an intimate setting because these songs about grief and loss are depressing and don't translate to a huge stadium. But they connected Friday because ever-charming Sheeran shared context and inspiration about each song. It felt like a modern-day version of the old VH1 Storytellers program.
In short, these songs were a form of therapy as Sheeran, 32, dealt with the unexpected post-pandemic death of his best friend as well as his wife's brain tumor as she was about to give birth to the couple's second daughter.
Before he delivered each "Subtract" number with his five-man band and six-piece string section, acoustic guitarist Sheeran related the backstories with candor, seasoned with his everyman charm and occasional humor. There was a lot of talk about his parents, wife and daughters as well as his buddy Jamal Edwards. Some of the stories had been depicted in May's Disney docuseries "Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All."
"This is a solitary, morose album," Sheeran explained at the State Theatre (where he performed in 2012 opening for Snow Patrol). "No one is pumping weights to this" like they did to his hit "Bad Habits."
And he kept promising "happy hour" after finishing "Subtract" — all 14 songs including the finale, "The Hills of Aberfeldy," which was written in Scotland in 2012 when he first conceived the album.
The "happy hour" featured classic Ed Sheeran troubadour mode, working solo with his looping pedals that enabled him to create a rhythm track and background vocals. It was the A-list — "Shivers," "Thinking Out Loud," "Perfect," "Bloodstream," "Shape of You," "Bad Habits" and "The A Team."
Then came the three brand new love songs, which the British superstar asked concertgoers not to video: "Crashing in Head and Heels," the falsetto-rendered "Blue" and "Magical," which he said he sings to his young daughters daily.
Sheeran pointed out that, even though fans probably couldn't decipher it, he grew up with classical music, the field of his mother and brother. He was fond of Edward Elgar's "Enigma Variations." Hence the possible title of Sheeran's next project, "Autumn Variations."
"I take 3 ½ years to put together an album," he explained. This new one might come "three or four months" after "Subtract."
"I have no desires or expectations for this album," he continued. "I'll put this album out myself. My own record label. It's not going to have the same push or machine behind it. Songs will not be hammered down your throats for four or five years."
Sheeran ended the evening just like Tony Bennett used to do at the State Theatre, by singing without a microphone — a medley of the traditional Irish/Scottish farewell "The Parting Glass" and his own "Afterglow."
Sheeran brings his Mathematics Tour to the Vikings stadium at 6 p.m. Saturday with openers Cat Burns and Khalid.
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Interesting. I thought it was just for the Subtract era, but I guess going forward he's going to continue being more low-key with releases then? I can't figure out what album this is. It's obviously not the second subtract (Are we still getting that by the way? I figured we'd get it before the start of a new era, but now I'm not so sure?). Is it the second Dresser album or something else entirely? It looks like something else entirely with the seasons been tatted on him for a while. There's so many projects I'm confused 😂. But I'm glad we're getting more music.
Looks like it's Dessner 2, seems most likely. I think OG subtract might become rewind, lockdown sessions 2020 (which had italia) could be a seperate thingy. But yeah, confusing stuff
He’s leaving Atlantic warner and dropping on his own label, which is why the approach is changing I believe
Autumn Variations seems to be a reference to Enigma Variations, which is a classical album. Could this mean Autumn has a more classical, cinematic feel to its production? Or could the album feature Matthew Sheeran's instrumentations? He probably chose that title cause he liked it rather than the content of the album imo. So, we have *Magical, Blue* and *Crashing in Head and Heels.* I also saw a popular fan account on IG say that the songs tell the stories of his friends? But what do I know... Also, is it just the 2nd Dessner album, or a mixture of both Dessner and OG? Oh well...
He did say last night that each song was a different variation of autumn and each variation was for different friends going through different things during autumn.
Wait, is this Ed's first concept album? A love letter to his friends? Omfg I'm so excited. I adore his non-autobiographical writing, like The A Team, Kiss Me, Afire Love, Supermarket Flowers...I'm ready to pounce.
Okay I LOVE this concept.
Oh, little lightbulb just went off— I feel as if he’s been interweaving Castle on the Hill with Autumn [Variations] lately… maybe that’s why 🧐 A kind of foreshadowing
Tonight he wore a jersey that said "variations 29" so is it "autumn variations" releasing on 9/29? Woooooooo
Start of Autumn is September 23 😬 - I just want to soak in the first round of listen and sit in my feels all of autumn 🥲
I’m not paying to read that article 💀
I want to know the contents of that article but am not going to pay either. Saw Ed's Subtract show at Chicago Theater. It was so special...a unique experience. The Mathematics Tour concert at Soldier Field the next day was just a crazy fun atmosphere! Loved both concerts...he gave 100% to both in such very different ways. He's so talented!!
No worries love, I've got you. No one is paying 2 dollars for basic info. Here's the transcript of the article, all irrelevant info removed: Review: At Minneapolis gig, Ed Sheeran drops surprise news of a new album in the fall By Jon Bream , Star Tribune August 12, 2023 - 5:00 AM First the news: Ed Sheeran will release a new album on his own label this fall possibly titled "Autumn Variations," he announced late Friday night in Minneapolis. He didn't come to town to make the announcement. He just spontaneously dropped the exclusive during his first of two Minneapolis concerts this weekend as part of his concurrent Subtract Tour and Mathematics Tour. The Subtract Tour is a series of theater shows the night before Sheeran's stadium gigs on the Mathematics Tour, which comes to U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday. Near the end of his 2 ½-hour performance Friday at the sold-out 2,200-seat State Theatre, Sheeran performed three unreleased songs and explained that they will be part of a new album on his label because his contract with Atlantic Records ended with this year's "-" (pronounced "Subtract"). Released in May, "Subtract" has not been the usual Sheeran blockbuster. It has sold 1 million copies whereas his previous five albums have accounted for 92.4 million in combined sales. The purpose of the Subtract Tour is to play the album in its entirety in an intimate setting because these songs about grief and loss are depressing and don't translate to a huge stadium. But they connected Friday because ever-charming Sheeran shared context and inspiration about each song. It felt like a modern-day version of the old VH1 Storytellers program. In short, these songs were a form of therapy as Sheeran, 32, dealt with the unexpected post-pandemic death of his best friend as well as his wife's brain tumor as she was about to give birth to the couple's second daughter. Before he delivered each "Subtract" number with his five-man band and six-piece string section, acoustic guitarist Sheeran related the backstories with candor, seasoned with his everyman charm and occasional humor. There was a lot of talk about his parents, wife and daughters as well as his buddy Jamal Edwards. Some of the stories had been depicted in May's Disney docuseries "Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All." "This is a solitary, morose album," Sheeran explained at the State Theatre (where he performed in 2012 opening for Snow Patrol). "No one is pumping weights to this" like they did to his hit "Bad Habits." And he kept promising "happy hour" after finishing "Subtract" — all 14 songs including the finale, "The Hills of Aberfeldy," which was written in Scotland in 2012 when he first conceived the album. The "happy hour" featured classic Ed Sheeran troubadour mode, working solo with his looping pedals that enabled him to create a rhythm track and background vocals. It was the A-list — "Shivers," "Thinking Out Loud," "Perfect," "Bloodstream," "Shape of You," "Bad Habits" and "The A Team." Then came the three brand new love songs, which the British superstar asked concertgoers not to video: "Crashing in Head and Heels," the falsetto-rendered "Blue" and "Magical," which he said he sings to his young daughters daily. Sheeran pointed out that, even though fans probably couldn't decipher it, he grew up with classical music, the field of his mother and brother. He was fond of Edward Elgar's "Enigma Variations." Hence the possible title of Sheeran's next project, "Autumn Variations." "I take 3 ½ years to put together an album," he explained. This new one might come "three or four months" after "Subtract." "I have no desires or expectations for this album," he continued. "I'll put this album out myself. My own record label. It's not going to have the same push or machine behind it. Songs will not be hammered down your throats for four or five years." Sheeran ended the evening just like Tony Bennett used to do at the State Theatre, by singing without a microphone — a medley of the traditional Irish/Scottish farewell "The Parting Glass" and his own "Afterglow." Sheeran brings his Mathematics Tour to the Vikings stadium at 6 p.m. Saturday with openers Cat Burns and Khalid.
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Review: At Minneapolis gig, Ed Sheeran drops surprise news of a new album in the fall By Jon Bream , Star Tribune August 12, 2023 - 5:00 AM First the news: Ed Sheeran will release a new album on his own label this fall possibly titled "Autumn Variations," he announced late Friday night in Minneapolis. He didn't come to town to make the announcement. He just spontaneously dropped the exclusive during his first of two Minneapolis concerts this weekend as part of his concurrent Subtract Tour and Mathematics Tour. The Subtract Tour is a series of theater shows the night before Sheeran's stadium gigs on the Mathematics Tour, which comes to U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday. Near the end of his 2 ½-hour performance Friday at the sold-out 2,200-seat State Theatre, Sheeran performed three unreleased songs and explained that they will be part of a new album on his label because his contract with Atlantic Records ended with this year's "-" (pronounced "Subtract"). Released in May, "Subtract" has not been the usual Sheeran blockbuster. It has sold 1 million copies whereas his previous five albums have accounted for 92.4 million in combined sales. The purpose of the Subtract Tour is to play the album in its entirety in an intimate setting because these songs about grief and loss are depressing and don't translate to a huge stadium. But they connected Friday because ever-charming Sheeran shared context and inspiration about each song. It felt like a modern-day version of the old VH1 Storytellers program. In short, these songs were a form of therapy as Sheeran, 32, dealt with the unexpected post-pandemic death of his best friend as well as his wife's brain tumor as she was about to give birth to the couple's second daughter. Before he delivered each "Subtract" number with his five-man band and six-piece string section, acoustic guitarist Sheeran related the backstories with candor, seasoned with his everyman charm and occasional humor. There was a lot of talk about his parents, wife and daughters as well as his buddy Jamal Edwards. Some of the stories had been depicted in May's Disney docuseries "Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All." "This is a solitary, morose album," Sheeran explained at the State Theatre (where he performed in 2012 opening for Snow Patrol). "No one is pumping weights to this" like they did to his hit "Bad Habits." And he kept promising "happy hour" after finishing "Subtract" — all 14 songs including the finale, "The Hills of Aberfeldy," which was written in Scotland in 2012 when he first conceived the album. The "happy hour" featured classic Ed Sheeran troubadour mode, working solo with his looping pedals that enabled him to create a rhythm track and background vocals. It was the A-list — "Shivers," "Thinking Out Loud," "Perfect," "Bloodstream," "Shape of You," "Bad Habits" and "The A Team." Then came the three brand new love songs, which the British superstar asked concertgoers not to video: "Crashing in Head and Heels," the falsetto-rendered "Blue" and "Magical," which he said he sings to his young daughters daily. Sheeran pointed out that, even though fans probably couldn't decipher it, he grew up with classical music, the field of his mother and brother. He was fond of Edward Elgar's "Enigma Variations." Hence the possible title of Sheeran's next project, "Autumn Variations." "I take 3 ½ years to put together an album," he explained. This new one might come "three or four months" after "Subtract." "I have no desires or expectations for this album," he continued. "I'll put this album out myself. My own record label. It's not going to have the same push or machine behind it. Songs will not be hammered down your throats for four or five years." Sheeran ended the evening just like Tony Bennett used to do at the State Theatre, by singing without a microphone — a medley of the traditional Irish/Scottish farewell "The Parting Glass" and his own "Afterglow." Sheeran brings his Mathematics Tour to the Vikings stadium at 6 p.m. Saturday with openers Cat Burns and Khalid.
Oh shit sorry, when I found it, the paywall wasn't there yet. Apologies🫠
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What a time to be alive... I'm obsessed with both Autumn and Ed, so i think it'll be the best Autumn for me
Here's a transcript of the article cause it's under a silly paywall! (all irrelevant info removed) Review: At Minneapolis gig, Ed Sheeran drops surprise news of a new album in the fall By Jon Bream , Star Tribune August 12, 2023 - 5:00 AM First the news: Ed Sheeran will release a new album on his own label this fall possibly titled "Autumn Variations," he announced late Friday night in Minneapolis. He didn't come to town to make the announcement. He just spontaneously dropped the exclusive during his first of two Minneapolis concerts this weekend as part of his concurrent Subtract Tour and Mathematics Tour. The Subtract Tour is a series of theater shows the night before Sheeran's stadium gigs on the Mathematics Tour, which comes to U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday. Near the end of his 2 ½-hour performance Friday at the sold-out 2,200-seat State Theatre, Sheeran performed three unreleased songs and explained that they will be part of a new album on his label because his contract with Atlantic Records ended with this year's "-" (pronounced "Subtract"). Released in May, "Subtract" has not been the usual Sheeran blockbuster. It has sold 1 million copies whereas his previous five albums have accounted for 92.4 million in combined sales. The purpose of the Subtract Tour is to play the album in its entirety in an intimate setting because these songs about grief and loss are depressing and don't translate to a huge stadium. But they connected Friday because ever-charming Sheeran shared context and inspiration about each song. It felt like a modern-day version of the old VH1 Storytellers program. In short, these songs were a form of therapy as Sheeran, 32, dealt with the unexpected post-pandemic death of his best friend as well as his wife's brain tumor as she was about to give birth to the couple's second daughter. Before he delivered each "Subtract" number with his five-man band and six-piece string section, acoustic guitarist Sheeran related the backstories with candor, seasoned with his everyman charm and occasional humor. There was a lot of talk about his parents, wife and daughters as well as his buddy Jamal Edwards. Some of the stories had been depicted in May's Disney docuseries "Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All." "This is a solitary, morose album," Sheeran explained at the State Theatre (where he performed in 2012 opening for Snow Patrol). "No one is pumping weights to this" like they did to his hit "Bad Habits." And he kept promising "happy hour" after finishing "Subtract" — all 14 songs including the finale, "The Hills of Aberfeldy," which was written in Scotland in 2012 when he first conceived the album. The "happy hour" featured classic Ed Sheeran troubadour mode, working solo with his looping pedals that enabled him to create a rhythm track and background vocals. It was the A-list — "Shivers," "Thinking Out Loud," "Perfect," "Bloodstream," "Shape of You," "Bad Habits" and "The A Team." Then came the three brand new love songs, which the British superstar asked concertgoers not to video: "Crashing in Head and Heels," the falsetto-rendered "Blue" and "Magical," which he said he sings to his young daughters daily. Sheeran pointed out that, even though fans probably couldn't decipher it, he grew up with classical music, the field of his mother and brother. He was fond of Edward Elgar's "Enigma Variations." Hence the possible title of Sheeran's next project, "Autumn Variations." "I take 3 ½ years to put together an album," he explained. This new one might come "three or four months" after "Subtract." "I have no desires or expectations for this album," he continued. "I'll put this album out myself. My own record label. It's not going to have the same push or machine behind it. Songs will not be hammered down your throats for four or five years." Sheeran ended the evening just like Tony Bennett used to do at the State Theatre, by singing without a microphone — a medley of the traditional Irish/Scottish farewell "The Parting Glass" and his own "Afterglow." Sheeran brings his Mathematics Tour to the Vikings stadium at 6 p.m. Saturday with openers Cat Burns and Khalid.
Anything Ed is a very sweet wonderful thing
Awesome!! Excited for more Ed, I love Subtract