Paul Simon will release his first album in seven years this spring.
‘Seven Psalms’, the music legend’s latest acoustic collection, clocks in at 33-minutes and is accompanied by the documentary ‘In Restless Dreams’.
Explaining how the project came to be in a trailer, he says: “On January 15th, 2019, I had a dream that said, ‘You are working on a piece called ‘Seven Psalms’.’ The dream was so strong that I got up and I wrote it. But I had no idea what that meant.
“Gradually information would come. I would start to wake up two or three times a week between 3:30 and 5 in the morning, and words would come, I’d write ’em down, then start to put it together.
“I like to work and then discover,” he adds. “Well, it’s really interesting. I’m trying all the time to move things in this kind of flow way that puts you in a dream, and I think if you’re willing to fall into a dream space, you’re willing to let your judgement down.
“This is a journey for me to complete. This whole piece is really an argument I’m having with myself about belief or not.”
The film will explore “how the limitation of your belief always tends to be tied to your conception of your mortality.”
The Simon & Garfunkel star released last original solo album, ‘Stranger to Stranger’, in 2016.
‘Seven Psalms’ is out May 19 and available to pre-order now.
Tracklist: Paul Simon – Seven Psalms
1. The Lord
2. Love Is Like A Braid
3. My Professional Opinion
4. Your Forgiveness
5. Trail of Volcanoes
6. The Sacred Harp
7. Wait
