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Ed Sheeran's album Play explores several civilizations via music.
The 34-year-old award-winning vocalist characterizes the record as both a reset and a creative leap.
Play is inspired by Sheeran's travels, heartache, and longing for joy, and is a departure from his customary subdued tones in the Mathematics series.
The album, set for release on September 12, is not a continuation of his symbol-themed series, but rather a compilation of tunes from other cultures that Sheeran recorded while traveling throughout the world.
The Shape of You vocalist confesses that most of the album's core was inspired by India, and that he finished recording in the Indian city of Goa.
In the video, where it is mentioned that in Play, "the sounds are sounds that we don't use in western pop music," he is seen playing the sitar and tabla, singing a line in Punjabi that says, "cham cham chamke sitare warghi."
Sheeran has already released two tracks off his album Play, one of which is Old Phone, which he composed while jet-lagged in India and reflects on his previous experiences.
His other single, Azizam, is a study of Middle Eastern scales inspired by the Persian term "my dear," and was dedicated to his wife, Cherry Seaborn.
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