I know you guys can't get enough of this man (did I pronounce his name right?)...hell, neither can I! Yesterday I stumbled across a pair of outtakes from Michigan. Now, I would have been intrigued normally because c'mon, it's Sufjan, but I was especially interested after hearing about The Avalanche, a 21-track epic of outtakes from the Illinois sessions. I've heard b-sides and outtakes before from The Man, but that sucker borders orgasmic. Here are two Michigan outtakes:
[MP3] Sufjan Stevens - Marching Band
If this is any indication how The Avalanche will be, get ready for another year list topper. I really can't imagine what drove Sufjan to leave this song off of the final cut... it's simply beautiful. It takes the same lush, inescapable, mesmerizing wall-of-sound approach that we've come to adore from Illinois.
[MP3] Sufjan Stevens - Pickerel Lake
Sufjan's got one of the most amazing voices I've ever heard... It's funny to think that his friends and family used to discourage him from singing (he used to be awful)... Here he layers multiple vocal tracks, much like Elliott Smith, using them as a catalyst for yet another emotionally comforting, beautifully swaying song.
Check out my previous post for one of the songs off of The Avalanche.
Also, check out another old post for other Sufjan b-sides and rarities.
4 comments:
not a huge fan yet, but by god i keep trying. thanks for providing the opportunities.
Connor, thanks for this...really appreciate it!
I love all of sufjan's work, he's so talented and comes up with something different every album. I'm kind of depressed that illinoise is rumoured his last album
ah well, I still love it
erika, where did you hear that rumour???
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