Sufjan Stevens on 'The Upper Peninsula' : There is the strange kid in seventh grade who is two years older than everyone else. He can grow a mustache. He wears shoes without laces, his back pocket stuffed with Skoal, and a sleeveless T-shirt, even in the winter. His name might be Mike Wiggleshorts or Judd Zilowski or R.C. Cole. He smokes between classes. He grows a tail and braids it. One summer he sketches his girlfriend’s profile on the back of his hand with a nail file. It bleeds and scabs over. This is what he does for fun. He throws rocks at the swing bridge. He makes… read more
Sufjan Stevens on 'The Upper Peninsula' : There is the strange kid in seventh grade who is two years older than everyone else. He can grow … read more
Sufjan Stevens on 'The Upper Peninsula' : There is the strange kid in seventh grade who is two years older than everyone else. He can grow a mustache. He wears shoes without la… read more
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 through indie pop, but his influences are very broad, including experimentalelectronic music, 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.… read more
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 song… read more
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 ha… read more