Sufjan

beauty

study(classical)

sufjan stevens

sedimentary

I Want to See Pulaski at Night

Ethio Invention no. 2

Sugar Hill and Vanguard Records are making these two amazing albums available on vinyl for the first time in celebration of Black Friday this November. 
 
Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to Shel Silverstein 
This extremely well-received 2010 album co-produced by Bobby Bare and Bobby Bare, Jr. features original Shel Silverstein artwork and performances by My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird, John Prine, Dr. Dog, Black Francis & Joey Santiago, Kris Kristofferson, Lucinda Williams, and more.  Issued on 2xLP White Vinyl and Mastered at 45rpm for maximum fidelity!


I Am The Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey  
This acclaimed 2006 tribute album co-produced by M. Ward and Stephen Brower features performances by Devendra Banhart, Sufjan Stevens, M. Ward, Calexico, Fruit Bats, Lee Ranaldo, Jason Lytle, and more.  Issued on 2xLP Green Marbled Vinyl and Mastered at 45rpm for maximum fidelity!


Sufjan Stevens - Variation On 'Commemorative...' (From I am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey)

Sufjan Stevens, "Postlude—Critical Mass"

Sufjan Stevens, "Interlude II—Subi Power Waltz"

Sufjan Stevens, "Movement V—Self - Organizing Emergent Patterns"

Sufjan Stevens, "Movement IV—Traffic Shock"

Sufjan Stevens, "Movement III—Linear Tableau With Intersecting Surprise"

Sufjan Stevens, "Interlude I—Dream Sequence In Subi Circumnavigation"

Sufjan Stevens, "Movement II—Sleeping Invader"

Sufjan Stevens, "Movement I—In The Countenance Of Kings"

Sufjan Stevens, "Introductory Fanfare For The Hooper Heroes"

Sufjan Stevens, "Prelude On The Esplanade"

The Bearer of Bad News available February 3rd, 2015 via Tender Loving Empire / Party Damage Records.
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The Bearer of Bad News

I'm Not Falling Asleep

From forthcoming new album CARRIE & LOWELL
Preorder it: http://akrec.co/1y05i0M
Available on Asthmatic Kitty Records March 31st (US) / March 30 (EU)

More info: http://carrieandlowell.com

LYRICS:
Now that I fell into your arms
My only lover
Give out to give in
I search for the capsule I lost

Drag me to hell
In the valley of The Dalles
Like my mother
Give wings to a stone
It’s only the shadow of a cross

I slept on my back 
In the shade of the meadowlark 
Like a champion
Get drunk to get laid
I take one more hit when you depart

I’ll drive that stake through the center of my heart
Lonely vampire
Inhaling its fire
I’m chasing the dragon too far

There’s blood on that blade
Fuck me, I’m falling apart
My assassin
Like Casper the ghost 
There’s no shade in the shadow of the cross

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Sufjan Stevens, "No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross"

Original track taken from the 2010 album The Age of Adz (Asthmatic Kitty)
http://asthmatickitty.com/sufjan-stevens

Sufjan Stevens - Futile Devices (Shigeto Remix)

Ave Maria (Hitman Blood Money)

The Age of Adz (pronounced odds) is Sufjan Stevens’ first full-length collection of original songs since 2005’s civic pop opus Illinois. This new album is probably his most unusual, first, for its lack of conceptual underpinnings, and second, for its preoccupation with Sufjan himself.

Sufjan Stevens, "I Walked"

Sufjan Stevens, "Justice Delivers Its Death"

Asthmatic Kitty Records is an independent record label that was co-founded by Lowell Brams and his stepson, singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, in 1999. Since its founding, AKR has released albums by a variety of artists, including Lily & Madeleine, My Brightest Diamond and Helado Negro, and is currently home to Sufjan Stevens, Angelo De Augustine, Denison Witmer and The Welcome Wagon. 

Asthmatic Kitty was named after Sara, an orange and white tabby who wandered out of the woods pregnant and starving near Holland, Michigan in 1994. For fourteen years she brought joy as a beloved friend to Lowell, enjoying a happy life despite her initial hardships. Her asthma improved after moving west to New Mexico and Wyoming, where she lived out her days as an asthmatic kitty in name only.