This track does not appear on any of Sufjan's albums. It was written for and made available through a National Public Radio (NPR) story about the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker, a species once thought to be extinct since the 1940's. The bird was identified again in 2005 in Arkansas. According to the story, "Legend has it, when people would see one, they would exclaim in shock, 'Lord God! What a bird!" The song explores the rediscovered bird's relationship with the region, for better or worse. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?stor… read more
This track does not appear on any of Sufjan's albums. It was written for and made available through a National Public Radio (NPR) story about th… read more
This track does not appear on any of Sufjan's albums. It was written for and made available through a National Public Radio (NPR) story about the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woo… 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