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Sufjan Stevens Streams Beautiful New Album, ‘Carrie & Lowell’

Sufjan Stevens is streaming his new LP, Carrie & Lowell, over at NPR’s First Listen. A return to form for Stevens after his last LP, the electronic adventure known as Age Of Adz, Carrie & Lowell is an intimate folk journey named after his mother, who passed away in 2012. The album reignites memories of […]

Sufjan Stevens Shares “Carrie & Lowell”

I don’t know about you, but I am excited for Sufjan Stevens‘ upcoming album, Carrie & Lowell. This is his first full-length album in five years, and so far it sounds pretty promising. Songs like “No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross” and “Should Have Known Better” are reason enough for us to patiently […]

Hear Sufjan Stevens’ Gorgeous New Song “Should Have Known Better”

On March 31, Sufjan Stevens will release his brand new folk album, Carrie & Lowell, via Asthmatic Kitty. Pre-orders are ongoing in a variety of formats here. In anticipation of the release, he’s sharing another new single: “Should Have Known Better.” As the second track on his album, “Should Have Known Better” acts as an introductory phrase to […]

Sufjan Stevens Streams “No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross”

A little over a month ago Sufjan Stevens announced that he would be releasing a brand new album, titled Carrie & Lowell. Earlier today he revealed “No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross” – which is the newest single off the album. You can give it a listen below. Stevens promised fans that he […]

Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires Music and Art Festival Unveils 40-Band Lineup

Back in October, we brought you the news that Justin Vernon would be hosting a two-day music festival, Eaux Claires Music and Art Festival, this coming summer in his hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Now, several months later, the Bon Iver frontman has finally shared the event’s official lineup. Check it out by following the […]

Sufjan Stevens Announces North American Tour

Sufjan Stevens has revealed he will be hitting the road this spring, kicking off a lengthy trek on April 10 in Philadelphia before bringing it to a close on June 10 in Seattle. The tour comes in support of Stevens’ forthcoming full-length, Carrie & Lowell, which is slated to hit stores March 31 via Asthmatic […]

Sufjan Stevens Announces New Album ‘Carrie & Lowell’

If you were let down by Sufjan Stevens‘ deeper venture into electro pop with Age of Adz, cheer up. The indie folk god has just announced a brand new album titled Carrie & Lowell and it’s described as a return to his “folk roots.” The album is out March 31 via Asthmatic Kitty Records. The […]

Hear Sufjan Stevens Cover Arthur Russell’s “A Little Lost”

For years, Red Hot Organization has been putting out incredibly stacked compilations with the proceeds going to AIDS research. Fittingly, their newest record is a tribute to musical mastermind Arthur Russell, who passed away from AIDS in 1992. The tribute compilation, titled Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell, is out October 21 via Yep Roc […]

WATCH: Sufjan Stevens – “Year of the Tiger”

By now, we shouldn’t be suprised when nu-folk’s wonderkid, Sufjan Stevens, releases something totally off the radar and weird. So for him to release a polygon-collage transforming into trippy, colorful tigers that replace him to lip-sync the chanting to his older track, “Year of the Tiger,” which is on the freshly-pressed-to-vinyl, Enjoy Your Rabbit, we […]

Sisyphus Unleash Evocative Video For “Take Me”

The video for Sisyphus‘s “Take Me” delivers a message already made clear by the song: Sufjan wants to get intimate. Dancers frolic about provocatively in various stages of “clothing optional” attire as Sufjan croons, over and over again, “take me to your room / I wanna be your friend.” This follows up the video for […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 4/20-4/26

Welcome back to Weekly Wax! If your wallet is still reeling from Record Store Day, then this was probably a frustrating week, with pre-orders launching for a number of highly anticipated releases, such as Say Anything‘s latest, the Garden State soundtrack, and Knuckle Puck‘s The Weight That You Buried. For emo fans, Tiny Engines announced […]

Music Video: Sisyphus – “Booty Call”

A week after the brilliant S trio known as Sisyphus (consisting of Sufjan Stevens, rapper Serengeti and the electronic wizard Son Lux) released their first full-length, today they have posted a video for the metaphor-rapped “Booty Call.” If it’s not weird enough to think that the indie wunderkind Sufjan Stevens would help create a song […]