Rufus Wainwright decided to record the first of his albums that he would self-produce in Berlin, and he had at first envisioned it as a very stripped-down affair. But while many visit Berlin to identify with the dark and chic within them, Rufus was immediately infused with a different sense of the city. He says: “Some people go to Berlin to get more cutting edge; I went and started wearing lederhosen and going to visit baroque palaces. The Germany I was enthused with was more old fashioned and kind of romantic. I just got there, and the next thing you know, I had this huge gilded album. It was kind of an amazing experience because I didn’t intend it to be that way.” The end result, therefore, is both more intimate and more ambitious than any of its predecessors. Hear more about Release the Stars in this edition of the Songlines podcast.
Rufus recently played live along with Neko Case as part of WXPN’s Free at Noon Concert Series. If you missed it, check out the archived version.
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