Sufjan Stevens, Serengeti and Son Lux are the names behind hip-hop tinged pop project Sisyphus. Have a listen to our stream and let us know your thoughts!

Sufjan Stevens is not a man known for hiding away from ambitious pop projects. This, after all, is a man who once planned to write 50 solo albums, one for each state in America (admittedly, he only got as far as two but hey, at least he dreamed big).

Sisyphus feels like yet another curveball, a collaboration between Stevens and alternative hip hop artists Serengeti and Son Lux (they were originally called s/s/s but Stevens thought it sounded too much like "the Nazi Schutzstaffel with a lisp").

The record, which combines avant hip-hop production with Stevens' inherent grasp of gentle pop melody, was put together in a red wine-fuelled three weeks. "We have so little in common but we have deep love for each other and we are pushing that stone together," says Stevens.

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