Paste Magazine has published their list of the 50 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009) as voted by dozens of music critics.Leading the pack was Sufjan Steven's 2005 album Illinois followed by Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and Arcade Fire's Funeral. You have to go all the way down to number 28 before you find the first album by an artist who has been recording for 25 years or more, Paul Westerb...
More >
To coincide with the official release date of his multimedia project "The BQE", the album has been made available to stream on NME.com. Unfortunately for those of us that live outside of the UK, will only be able to stream 30-second clips of the tracks. You can stream the...Click the link to read more
More >
I made the mistake of listening to Sufjan Stevens’ new song “There’s Too Much Love” before John Mayer’s new single “Who Says” this morning and, though Mayer’s track isn’t as MOR as I implied on Twitter thereafter, I do suggest cleansing the palate...
More >
Sufjan Steven’s symphony about the BQE, which was originally debuted in 2007, is finally going to be released as both a film and an album. And somehow, a comicbook and a viewmaster is involved.The BQE will be available as a double-disc format (CD/DVD), which includes the original 16mm/8mm film (in widescreen “triptych” display), the original [...]
More >
Sufjan StevensThe BQE[Asthmatic Kitty; 2009]Links: Sufjan Stevens | Asthmatic Kitty | Purchase on InsoundPosted by Ray Finlayson on 21...
More >
Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Sufjan Stevens earned his most notable success through 2005's Illinois album. The 22-song ode to the Prairie State launched both Stevens and his "50 States Project" into the public eye. In 2006, he followed it up with The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album and a 5-disc box set of [...]
More >
We already knew Sufjan Stevens plays the oboe, sitar, banjo, flute, xylophone and English horn, but now you can add scissors, stapler, rotary fan and the Vermont state quarter to the list. On DM Stith's new album Heavy Ghost, fellow Asthmatic Kitty...
More >
ATP New York 2009 Announces New Acts: Sufjan Stevens, Shellac, Crystal Castles, Super Furry Animals, Boris + More added! Festival Set For Sept 11-13, co-curated by The Flaming Lips Limited Single Day Tickets Now On Sale: Friday single day pass is $75 + booking fee Saturday or Sunday single day passes are $95 + booking fee Weekend passes are $235 + booking fee All rooms at Kutsher's are now s...
More >
So I thought this was interesting.From Stereogum: "Natalie Portman, aka Devendra's better half, is making her directorial debut with Eve, a 22-minute short film that stars Ben Gazzara and Lauren Bacall and a soundtrack by Sufjan Stevens."You can read the full article and a short interview with Sufjan here.
More >
This is a video in promotion of a new movie documenting the collaborative effort between Sufjan, Denison Whitmer, and Rosie Thomas that became the latter's These Friends of Mine. Via the excellent blog on all things Sufjan, All Good Naysayers:All The Way From Michigan Not Mars a DVD featuring Rosie Thomas, with Denison Witmer, Sufjan Stevens and Sheila Saputo, will be released by Factory 25 on ...
More >
Let’s start with a quote from Paste Magazine.“The whole premise was such a joke… and I think maybe I took it too seriously. I started to feel like I was becoming a cliché of myself.”That’s Sufjan Stevens on his 50 Albums/50 States project. It’s also Sufjan continuing his More >
It turns out that Sufjan played a lot of new material during his show in Ithaca, there's the already posted 'There's Too Much Love' now two more tracks have appeared online 'Age of Adz' and 'Impossible Soul'. The more new music that I hear from Sufjan the more experimental...Click the link to read more
More >
A few years back, Sufjan Stevens declared he was going to make fifty albums, all based on the fifty States of the USA. He promptly released 2003's Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lake State and 2005's legendary Illinois, and with an entire forty-eight records and States left, the man fell silent, instead working on and releasing this years The BQE, an album based on and inspired by the Brook...
More >
The BQE is, arguably, Sufjans Stevens' most adventuraous projects to date. Not only does it involve a sensoral feast in the form of elaborately edited film imager, but it also includes an equally impressive and symphonic soundtrack. Later this month, Stevens will be presenting the film live in a limited NY engagement. The film itself will be released in a couple of different packaging option...
More >
It's a growing trend, and one we wholeheartedly support: the advent of the full-album live set where a renowned artist plays an entire L. P from start to glorious finish. The latest adherent to the cause is Detroit-born indie-folkist Sufjan Stevens.
More >
© 2006-2009 Mog Inc. All Rights Reserved
