“Should Have Known Better” is our second preview of Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell, and like “No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross,” it’s a spare, gorgeous, heavy-hearted folk song. This one is slightly more upbeat, with an instrumental interlude that might be the prettiest mom...

In the lead-up to the release of Carrie & Lowell, Asthmatic Kitty will be holding “silent” listening parties worldwide for the new Sufjan Steven album. They are being dubbed the “Sufjan Stevens Indies Only Silent Listening Party,” and the first one will take place at Other Music in New York City t...

On the heels of Sufjan Stevens returning to his whispery folk roots, Sam Beam of Iron & Wine is also giving fans a glance back into the past with the release of Archive Series Volume No. 1. Billed as a companion album to Beam’s 2002 debut The Creek Drank The Cradle, the singer told Billboard [...]

Details of UK listening parties for new album 'Carrie & Lowell' announced

“No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross” is the lead single from Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell, the album touted as his return to folk music. It’s definitely recognizable as Stevens in folk mode, yet it’s distinctly different from the Sufjan of 10-12 years ago: His voice sounds way deeper...