'= (Vinyl) - By: Sheeran, Ed - Model Number: 9029665707

Description

˜=™ - the fourth instalment in Sheeran™s symbol album series “ is Ed™s most accomplished work yet; the evolution of an artist who continues to tread new ground. A body of tracks that were made over a four-year period following his seminal ˜Ã·™ (Divide) album era, thematically, ˜=™ finds Ed taking stock of his life and the people in it as he explores the varying degrees of love (˜The Joker And The Queen™, ˜First Times™, ˜2step'), loss (˜Visiting Hours™), resilience (˜Can™t Stop The Rain™) and fatherhood (˜Sandman™, ˜Leave Your Life™), while also processing his reality and career (˜Tides™). Sonically, ˜=™ encapsulates Ed™s versatile musical palette, spanning signature, guitar-led tracks and world-class balladry to weightier, euphoric production moments, as first showcased on his emphatic comeback track, ˜Bad Habits™.
 
Written and recorded across Suffolk, London, Sweden and LA, the album™s executive production comes from Ed Sheeran, FRED (No.6 Collaborations Project) and Johnny McDaid (Divide), with additional writing and/or production provided by Steve Mac, Joe Rubel, Amy Wadge, Foy Vance, Elvira Anderfjard, David Hodges, Andrew Watt, Lou Bell, Natalie Hemby and Ben Kweller. Sheeran™s brother, Matthew, a composer, also contributes stunning string arrangements on ˜First Times™ and ˜The Joker And The Queen™. The album artwork is a vivid collage of butterfly imagery symbolising the albums™ thread of ˜new life™ and is backdropped by one of Ed™s own abstract paintings.
 
Ed Sheeran commented “ = (Equals) is a really personal record and one that means a lot to me. My life changed greatly over the past few years “ I got married, became a father, experienced loss, and I reflect on these topics over the course of the album. I see it as my coming-of-age record, and I can™t wait to share this next chapter with you.
Label
Warner Music

Tracks & Genre

WARNER