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Sufjan Stevens
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Sufjan Stevens (born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He has enjoyed wide critical success in the United States. He is considered part of the folk revival in indie pop, but his influences are very broad, including electronica, the jazz of Vince Guaraldi, and the academic minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass.
Though Stevens had announced plans to make an album for each of the 50 U.S. states, beginning the series with the albums Michigan (2003) and Come On Feel The Illinoise! (2005, officially named Illinois), he has since then retracted the statement. “Sufjan Stevens is not going to write a record for each of the 50 states after all” was the original text included on the online liner notes for their Mews Too: An Asthmatic Kitty Compilation disc released on February 7, 2006. This statement was possibly included as a joke, as the text has since been removed and the current liner notes related to Sufjan Stevens reads, “Sufjan Stevens can fold a fitted-sheet (he once worked as a professional folder in a commercial Laundromat).”
Background
Stevens was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Petoskey. He attended Hope College on the west coast of Michigan.
Though Stevens had announced plans to make an album for each of the 50 U.S. states, beginning the series with the albums Michigan (2003) and Come On Feel The Illinoise! (2005, officially named Illinois), he has since then retracted the statement. “Sufjan Stevens is not going to write a record for each of the 50 states after all” was the original text included on the online liner notes for their Mews Too: An Asthmatic Kitty Compilation disc released on February 7, 2006. This statement was possibly included as a joke, as the text has since been removed and the current liner notes related to Sufjan Stevens reads, “Sufjan Stevens can fold a fitted-sheet (he once worked as a professional folder in a commercial Laundromat).”
Background
Stevens was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Petoskey. He attended Hope College on the west coast of Michigan.
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Rubentvc wrote:
chicago!
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timmeyhl wrote:
Hammer Künstler! TOP
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J_theChosenOne wrote:
awesome. anyone willing to send me the christmas songs album? i'll swap with any other albums you may be interested in that i may have. (not just sufjan of course)
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gorgeousao wrote:
<3 what the water wants is hurricanes, and sailboats to ride on its back. <3 <3 <3
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ethel_wig wrote:
oooh! lovely lovely!
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zehdrao wrote:
OH SHUT UP & LISTEN.
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KHalpin83 wrote:
The man was in Norway recently : http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/144938-photos-sufjan-stevens-serena-maneesh-moi-norway-08-23-08 LOL, Steve Stevens and the Happy Hippos...
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HystericalMess wrote:
I looove Sufjan, but je veux some new stuff.. ánd a gig!
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FaultyClockwork wrote:
Maybe I am missing something, I thought the music was more serious than it apparently is. Thank you for the explanation KHalpin83, and thank you for the insulting assumptions and jumping to conclusions, vanishdoom.
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DAcookiemonster wrote:
We Love The Cookie Monster
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vanishdoom wrote:
no faultyclockwork, sufjan has a genuine personality and a brilliant sense of humor. people point fingers and claim old bullshit because they're not used to seeing something out of the ordinary (ie: DIFFERENT) in their robotic, boring lives. no pun intended har har
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KHalpin83 wrote:
I disagree, FaultyClockwork. Misunderstanding his sense of humor might lead you to think he's pretentious, but he's actually a very humble, down-to-earth guy.
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Raisin-Girl wrote:
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FaultyClockwork wrote:
He's reeeeeeeeeally pretentious, but "Illinois" has some great tracks.
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Valaheim wrote:
I've never heard of this guy but he seems to be well known, I'm gonna try it...
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nice-lilly wrote:
he's real cool!
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BrokenTelephone wrote:
I.love.this.man
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jamy_za wrote:
Well, he also said he is going to make an album named after every state... And he was obviously not serious when he said that, so he must think the state thing is pretty funny :D ... I also doubt the next album will be a state album.
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KHalpin83 wrote:
I hear ya...I am, too :-) I just don't want to see hopes dashed and major disappointment if this Pennsylvania thing doesn't come true...
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everxshexflows wrote:
hah no offense taken. some valid points have been made; but I'm just excited for some new sufjan, period! =]
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