Sufjan Stevens on 'All Good Naysayers, Speakup! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!' : Is it our job to deliver justice to the world? Is it our work to make appeals, to holler, to raise our banners, our megaphones and microphones and propaganda posters? Well, yes. At the very least, Americans are entitled to their opinions, however unfavorable, unlikable, untrustworthy, or unsound. Something must come of all this kicking and yelling and genuflecting! Where are the naysayers, the go-getters, the antagonizers, the productive organizers? Where are the housewives and the church custod… read more
Sufjan Stevens on 'All Good Naysayers, Speakup! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!' : Is it our job to deliver justice to the world? Is it our wor… read more
Sufjan Stevens on 'All Good Naysayers, Speakup! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!' : Is it our job to deliver justice to the world? Is it our work to make appeals, to holler, to rais… 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