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 in indie pop, but his influences are very broad, including electronica, 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.S. states, beginning the series with the albums Michigan (2003) and Come On Feel The Illinoise! (2005, officially named Illinois), he has since then retracted the statement. "Sufjan Stevens is not going to write a record for each of the 50 states after all" was the original text included on the online liner notes for their Mews Too: An Asthmatic Kitty Compilation disc released on February 7, 2006. This statement was possibly included as a joke, as the text has since
1 | Prelude On The Esplanade | The BQE |
2 | Too Much | The Age Of Adz |
3 | The Transfiguration | Seven Swans |
4 | Size Too Small | Seven Swans |
5 | Jacksonville | Come On Feel the Illinoise |
6 | All For Myself | The Age Of Adz |
7 | All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands | Seven Swans |
8 | Age Of Adz | The Age Of Adz |
9 | Interlude I: Dream Sequence In Subi Circumnavigati | The BQE |
10 | Riffs And Variations On A Single Note For Jelly Ro | Come On Feel the Illinoise |
11 | Prairie Fire That Wanders About | Come On Feel the Illinoise |
12 | John Wayne Gacy, Jr. | Come On Feel the Illinoise |
13 | The Seer's Tower | Come On Feel the Illinoise |
14 | Casimir Pulaski Day | Come On Feel the Illinoise |
15 | The Owl And The Tanager | All Delighted People EP |
16 | I Walked | The Age Of Adz |
17 | Introductory Fanfare For The Hooper Heroes | The BQE |
18 | Chicago | Come On Feel the Illinoise |
19 | Seven Swans | Seven Swans |
20 | In The Devil's Territory | Seven Swans |