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Sufjan Stevens is a multi-instrumentalist and independent musician (born and raised in Michigan, now based in New York) beholden to no genre. He’s most famous for his albums about the states of Michigan and Illinois--featuring a mix of [[Folk Music]], [[Baroque Pop]], and [[Post Rock]]--and for claiming that he planned to release similar albums for the other 48 states. However, he’s also released albums of straight folk music (''Seven Swans''), electronica (''Enjoy Your Rabbit''), and orchestral music (''The B.Q.E.''); and the genre of his most recent album, ''The Age of Adz'', could perhaps be described as “all of the above”. |
Sufjan Stevens is a multi-instrumentalist and independent musician (born and raised in Michigan, now based in New York) beholden to no genre. He’s most famous for his albums about the states of Michigan and Illinois--featuring a mix of [[Folk Music]], [[Baroque Pop]], and [[Post Rock]]--and for claiming that he planned to release similar albums for the other 48 states. However, he’s also released albums of straight folk music (''Seven Swans''), electronica (''Enjoy Your Rabbit''), and orchestral music (''The B.Q.E.''); and the genre of his most recent album, ''The Age of Adz'', could perhaps be described as “all of the above”. |
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[[Sufjan Stevens (Music)/Recap|See here for a more in-depth survey of Sufjan’s career.]] |
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His musical collaborators include [[Danielson (Music)|Daniel Smith]], [[The National (Music)|Aaron and Bryce Dessner]], [[St Vincent (Music)|Annie Clark]], [[My Brightest Diamond (Music)|Shara Worden]], and the string quartet Osso. |
His musical collaborators include [[Danielson (Music)|Daniel Smith]], [[The National (Music)|Aaron and Bryce Dessner]], [[St Vincent (Music)|Annie Clark]], [[My Brightest Diamond (Music)|Shara Worden]], and the string quartet Osso. |
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* [[Call Back]]: During the second movement of "Impossible Soul", there are a few times when the female voice sings the word "do" the same way that Sufjan sings it at the end of the first chorus of "Futile Devices". |
* [[Call Back]]: During the second movement of "Impossible Soul", there are a few times when the female voice sings the word "do" the same way that Sufjan sings it at the end of the first chorus of "Futile Devices". |
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** Earlier, "Chicago" (from ''Illinois'') reuses a section of melody from "The Transfiguration" (from ''Seven Swans''). |
** Earlier, "Chicago" (from ''Illinois'') reuses a section of melody from "The Transfiguration" (from ''Seven Swans''). |
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* [[Cluster F-Bomb]] / [[Precision F-Strike]]: Oddly enough, "I Want to Be Well" manages to be ''both'' at once. To explain: it ends with the refrain "I'm not fucking around" repeated over a dozen times, yet it's (so far) the only song with cussing in Sufjan's entire discography. |
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* [[Concept Album]]: Very prevalent in Sufjan's work. In fact, it's so common that the marketing for ''The Age Of Adz'' is stressing the fact that Sufjan's finally released an album that ''has no concept.'' |
* [[Concept Album]]: Very prevalent in Sufjan's work. In fact, it's so common that the marketing for ''The Age Of Adz'' is stressing the fact that Sufjan's finally released an album that ''has no concept.'' |
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* [[Cover Album]]: ''Run Rabbit Run''. |
* [[Cover Album]]: ''Run Rabbit Run''. |
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