Last year, Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux, and the rapper Serengeti teamed up to release the Beak & Claw EP under the name s / s / s. They're returning with a new release, but now, they call themselves Sisyphus. Their self-titled album, Sisyphus, is out March 18 via Asthmatic Kitty and Joyful Noise. Check out opening track "Calm It Down" below.

As previously reported, the new work was commissioned by the Walker Art Center and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music series in Minneapolis/St. Paul. It accompanies an exhibition of the work of visual artist Jim Hodges, opening at the Walker on February 14, running through May 11.

It was initially intended to be an EP, but in an interview about the new LP, Sufjan said there was a "wellspring" of "mad ideas", so they expanded to a full-length. Sufjan previously shared a demo version of album track "Take Me" on his Soundcloud.

50 limited edition copies of the album will be sold in the Walker gift shop. A February 14 event at the museum will feature a "cameo" by Sisyphus, plus DJ sets from Dirty Projectors' Olga Bell, Angel Deradoorian, and Tom Vek. Then, on February 15, the trio will take part in a talk alongside Hodges.

Sufjan Stevens gave a predictably entertaining interview about the decision to rename the band, their new record, and how they found inspiration from Hodges' work.

On the new band name:

s/s/s started to sound like the Nazi Schutzstaffel with a lisp so we had to change it. We wanted a word with three S’s and Sisyphus felt like a capable anti-hero—endless struggle, the human plague, the existential condition. We are all working towards nothing. Also, the apparent futility of this collaboration—a black rapper from Chicago, a white singer-songwriter from Detroit, and an arty producer with cool glasses, though I dunno where Ryan's from, Cleveland? We have so little in common but we have deep love for each other and we are pushing that stone together.

In answer to the question, "Are there any guest artists on the record, outside of the three S's?"