Sufjan Stevens

Songsmith Will Stratton shines on 'No Wonder'

source: URI The Good 5 Cent Cigar

He is constantly compared to the likes of Sufjan Stevens, Nick Drake, Fionn Regan, Iron and Wine and Lucero. Will Stratton is considered to be a folk ...

Published Tue, Dec 8

Ash Tuesday

source: Nashville Scene

He sings earnest folk rock like Jeff Mangum, but writes and composes like Sufjan Stevens minus the pretense. His 2007 debut Ash Wednesday was so personal ... and more »

Published Thu, Nov 12

It Takes a Trek to Hear This Track

source: Wall Street Journal

By S. MITRA KALITA BROOKLYN, NY -- Indie folk and rock singer Sufjan Stevens has avid fans in many countries who are desperate to hear one of his latest songs. But to do that, they have to get to Alec Duffy's apartment in Brooklyn. ...

Published Thu, Jun 11

Désert et lac électriques

source: Les Échos

 France Great Lake Swimmers est un groupe canadien natif de l'Ontario, de style folk-rock - quelque part entre l'ancienne école (Neil Young) et la nouvelle (Sufjan Stevens). Après trois disques beaux, sincères, mais sans grande aspérité, ils nous offrent avec ...

Published Sun, May 3

CD review: Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, “Songs in the Night”

source: NewsOK.com

 OK 22, is emerging as a promising star on the freak-folk scene alongside artists such as Animal Collective, Sufjan Stevens and Joanna Newsom. Crain's first national release, the EP “The Confiscation,” was among my favorite albums of 2008. ...

Published Fri, May 1

Casimir Pulaski Day, Sufjan Stevens

source: RantRave

 WA Casimir Pulaski Day by Sufjan Stevens is probably one of the most powerful songs ever. I don't write a lot about music, but i hadn't heard this song in a while and i came across it again online and ohh boy it's good. The youtube is the song, ...

Published Sat, Apr 18

Benefit CDs 'War Child Presents: Heroes,' 'Dark Was the Night ...

source: New York Daily News

 NY by the "Red Hot" people, who've been fashioning excellent albums to battle AIDS for two decades now. The artists survey today's smart and arty set, with a nod toward the fey world of "freak folk" (ie, Sufjan Stevens, Antony, My Brightest Diamond). ...

Published Tue, Feb 24

The Welcome Wagon: Are you ready for alternative pop country folk ...

source: Cross Rhythms

 UK Now a new name has emerged onto the scene, The Welcome Wagon, and judging from the copious praise that the Sufjan Stevens-produced 'Welcome To The Welcome Wagon' has already received (Cross Rhythms' Mike Rimmer making it one of his Best Albums Of 2008 ...

Published Fri, Feb 13