Sufjan Stevens
Recently Sufjan revealed he’s “at a point where I no longer have a deep desire to share my music with anyone, having spent many years imparting my songs to the public.” Later that day, high-quality video of three mind-bending new Sufjan Stevens tunes took over all the websites you read. Add those to the pending [...]
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Scott tells me that when he lived in Ithaca the only live music there was ska. Well, now the live music includes expansive glitch-y songs by Sufjan Stevens. No sooner did we post the man’s interview with Shannon Stephens, then a live version of this new song “There’s Too Much Love” pops up and out. [...]
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As he does from time to time, Sufjan Stevens has upped his thoughts on a new Asthmatic Kitty signing. This time it’s an interview that feels especially personal. The discussion takes place with ex-Marzuki band mate, folksy Seattle singer-songwriter Shannon Stephens. (Bonnie “Prince” Billy covered her “I’ll Be Glad” on Lie Down In The Light.) [...]
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Five things worth knowing today
- It’s Patriot Day, the anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
- In happier news, it’s also the start of New York Craft Beer Week, with 83 participating venues pouring more than 150 brews. That sounds like a challenge to us. (Just be sure to pin your address and your cabfare somewhere [...]
After its initial three-night run at BAM and the subsequent DVD’s brief trailer, you’re likely more than familiar with Sufjan Stevens The BQE. Stevens will be at ATP NY this weekend, so here’s some more dreamy footage from the hula-hooping/wheel-spinning ode to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The photography’s by Reuben Kleiner and Sufjan Stevens. Stevens edited [...]
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As we mentioned, it was Bryce Dessner who first approached Sufjan Stevens about re-arranging the 2001 Chinese Zodiac song cycle Enjoy Your Rabbit for the New York string quartet Osso. They were likely on his radar because they’d previously done string arrangements for Illinois and My Brightest Diamond’s Bring Me The Workhorse. Since Stevens [...]
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Although Trent Reznor’s big-upped Grizzly Bear on his defunct (and now refunct) Twitter, he gave the soothing side of indie rock a big kiss in high profile print recently, telling Newsweek:
I saw Sufjan Stevens last year, and I was like, how is his singing that good? The band Grizzly Bear, I think they’re excellent. There’s [...]
