Sufjan Stevens

>Sufjan Stevens ‘Illinoise’ Album Tops Paste’s The 50 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)

source: drivebyMEDIA

Posted in 2009, albums, sufjan stevens Tagged: illinoise, paste magazine, top albums of the decade Sufjan Stevens’ Illinoise album tops Paste Magazine’s top albums of the decade.  See the entire list at  The 50 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009) 1. Sufjan Stevens: Illinois [Asthmati...

Published Wed, Nov 4

Live: Sufjans Stevens - New York (10/7/09)

source: MOG

Hearing the new songs sprinkled in with the favorites of Illinois, Seven Swans, and Michigan is just another reminder of Sufan's versatility, and you'd better believe that his staying power is being proven once again. After an encore featuring the song "Jacksonville," Stevens thanked...

Published Thu, Oct 8

The Top Ten - An Ode To Music

source: Warrnambool Standard

 Australia Chicago – Sufjan Stevens (Come On Feel The Illinoise!, 2005) Another radio discovery that blew my mind and chilled my back. The whole album is a work of genius, but this particularly stands out as monumental. If you want to make something special, ...

Published Sun, Jun 7

Catching Up With... Mary-Louise Parker of Weeds

source: Paste Magazine

 GA Sufjan Stevens yesterday, Illinois. Band of Horses. I've been listening to Uncle Tupelo, Bright Eyes… You know, I write for Esquire, and I've written about music a couple times—about Josh Ritter. Oh! Josh Ritter. Gotta say Josh Ritter! ...

Published Thu, Jun 4

Come On! Feel the Illinoise! White Sox at Jays Game Thread

source: Bluebird Banter

 Canada AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Ok, I'm almost at a total loss for songs about Chicago, but since my son is a Sufjan Stevens fan I knew of this song. Robert Ray gets his 3rd start for the Jays today, Bartolo Colon starts for the White Sox, as we continue our ...

Published Sat, May 16

Songs that make themselves giddy.

source: New Yorker

 United States in a more articulated harmonic framework began somewhere in the early aughts, with artists like Sufjan Stevens, who became known for records like “Greetings from Michigan” (2003) and “Illinoise” (2005); both feature elevated, multilayered vocals. ...

Published Sun, May 3

Concept albums back in favour

source: odt.co.nz

 New Zealand Singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens might outdo them all - he plans to record 50 concept albums, each one featuring a different state. He's already made Greetings From Michigan and Illinois. Sometimes a concept is so good that it doesn't even need to be ...

Published Fri, Apr 24

Concept LPs free artists, not always for better

source: Arizona Republic

 AZ Singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens might outdo them all - he plans to record 50 concept albums, each one featuring a different state. He already has made "Greetings From Michigan" and "Illinois." Sometimes a concept is so good that it doesn't even need ...

Published Sun, Apr 19