About This:
Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega is reinterpreting the majority of her catalog in an intimate and personal manner, creating 4 new thematic albums called The Close-Up series. The latest, Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being, has Suzanne revisiting her most haunting songs. “This is Volume 3 of the Close-Up series, called States of Being. I used to call these the ‘Mental Health’ songs. They express a state of mind, but also more than that. I wouldn’t call them personal songs, but descriptions of a place deep inside. Anyone can feel like the narrator in Penitent, or Cracking, depending on your mood. The new song in this collection is called “The Instant of the Hour After”. It’s a song from a new theater piece with music, “Carson McCullers Talks About Love”. Duncan Sheik is the composer, and I have written the book and lyrics. It is based on the short story by Carson McCullers, which is loosely modeled after the author and her husband Reeves McCullers, featuring two alcoholics at the end of a long night of drinking. Hope you enjoy what I think of as the freakier side of my songwriting…” -SUZANNE VEGA Vol. 3 also includes a brand new song, a collaboration with Duncan Sheik from Suzanne’s play, “Carson McCullers Talks About Love.”