Sufjan Stevens on 'Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)' : Bless our grandfathers and grandmothers. The work of their bodies, the work of their hands. The homes they built, the swimming pools and picture frames and wax candles and Christmas decorations put in the window. Bless their children and their grandchildren, the small faces, the hard faces, the frowns and eyebrows, the hair braids and aprons and gifts wrapped in newspaper. Bless their business and their sleep. Their labor, their watching of TV, their bowls of peanut shells and orange rinds and red grapes washed with … read more
Sufjan Stevens on 'Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)' : Bless our grandfathers and grandmothers. The work of their bodies, the work of the… read more
Sufjan Stevens on 'Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)' : Bless our grandfathers and grandmothers. The work of their bodies, the work of their hands. The homes they built, the s… 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