Album Review: Sufjan Stevens ‘Run Rabbit Run’

Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by refe.

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There’s a world of quirky indie-folk out there, and Sufjan Stevens is its king. His ‘wunderkind’ status may be a stretch – the guy is in his thirties, after all – but there is no question about Sufjan’s skill and creativity as a songwriter. Diverse arrangements, complex characters and themes of spirituality and Americana are [...]

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Album Review: Castanets – Texas Rose, The Thaw, and the Beasts

Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by refe.

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Texas Rose, the Thaw and the Beasts is Castanets’ biggest and most ambitious work to date, featuring a full band and bringing to the table a brand new appetite for the epic. It’s a challenging, but oddly accessible collection of music.
The album is something of an enigma – rooted in rustic country-folk, yet twisted and [...]

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Sufjan Stevens to Release BQE Multimedia Set Oct. 09

Posted on 21. Jul, 2009 by refe.

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It’s been four years this month since Sufjan Stevens released his last full record Come on Feel the Illinoise. For a man who once declared that he would release an album for each of America’s 50 states – and for the uniquely dedicated fans who follow the indie-rock wunderkind – four years is an awfully [...]

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Sufjan Stevens Gives Copyright to Fan Who Won’t Copy

Posted on 16. Jun, 2009 by refe.

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In November 2007 Sufjan Stevens announced that he would be trading the rights to one of his latest songs for the winning entry in a contest called the Great Sufjan Stevens Song Xmas Xchange. More than 600 fans submitted original compositions and a song called ‘Every Day is Christmas’ by Alec Duffy was chosen. Duffy’s [...]