Ed Sheeran announced he’ll be releasing a live version of his upcoming album Autumn Variations, and this record came together in a pretty interesting way. The British hitmaker recently shared a fun backstory behind his upcoming live album and revealed it was recorded in the homes of his loyal fans.
Sheeran did a great job promoting the release of Autumn Variations, his first non-collaborative LP outside of his mathematical era. In addition to releasing a regular album, Sheeran revealed that the live version of Autumn Variations is coming soon.
He shared the news on social media, revealing he made this album by doing surprise pop-up gigs in fans’ houses, recording each song in a different living room. He even agreed to play some of the songs from his previous albums for his fans, including “Wake Me Up” from his debut album Plus, which he then posted on social media.
Autumn Variations will hit the shelves on September 29, and it will feature 14 tracks honoring Sheeran’s friends, drawing inspiration from Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations.
“I learned about my friend’s different situations, I wrote songs, some from their perspectives, some from mine, to capture how they and I viewed the world at that time. There were highs of falling in love and new friendships among lows of heartbreak, depression, loneliness, and confusion,” wrote Sheeran in his initial album announcement.
