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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”.
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His musical collaborators include [[Danielson
'''Official Releases:'''
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* [[Noodle Implements]]: The ''Illinois''<ref>the vinyl version, specifically; the name on the CD version omits everything after "Predicament"</ref> track "To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region: I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament, and It Involves an Inner Tube, Bath Mats, and 21 Able-bodied Men."
* [[Overly Narrow Superlative]]: The press release for ''Songs for Christmas'' called it, "The stocking stuffer of the century! Which isn't saying much, considering the century is still so young!"
* [[Perspective Flip]]: The most common interpretation of "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is that it's from the perspective of the villain of [[Flannery O
* [[Raised
* [[Reconstruction]]: After dismissing Christmas as a social construct, and Christmas music as emotionally manipulative garbage, Sufjan attempted with ''Songs for Christmas'' to record something that captured "that creepy Christmas feeling".
* [[Repurposed Pop Song]]: "Chicago" gets a lot of play: it used in the ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' trailers and several TV shows in quick succession.
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