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I recently sat down with Sufjan Stevens at the Diner on 9th Avenue in Manhattan to talk about the release of The BQE CD/DVD for a piece in Art In America and Interview. We touched on the new project, but also got into a discussion of some of Stevens's recent interviews (see Shannon Stephens), the Internet, art, and the future. When I asked about any new State recordings he spoke about the reasons he's not focusing on them right now -- which we sorta already knew. More interestingly (to me at least) is that he talked about how he wants "to become a better singer." Interesting because I've always found the way Stevens sings to be one of the most appealing aspects of his project. (Have you seen the drop-dead gorgeous take on "John Wayne Gacy, Jr." from a couple years back?) With that in mind, here's Stevens's thoughts on how he might mix things up vocally and why the Internet needs to be disarmed.Continue reading Sufjan Stevens On Art, The Internet, And, Yes, The 50 States Project...
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Sufjan Stevens: – “Lonely Man Of Winter”
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Back in 2007, in lieu of his standard Christmastime music drop, Sufjan Stevens held the Xmas Song Xchange Contest in which he invited people to submit their own original holiday tunes. He selected musician Alec Duffy's "Every Day Is Christmas" as the winner and wrote a brand-new song, "Lonely Man Of Winter," as a response…
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Sufjan Stevens: Rare Sufjan Stevens song ‘Lonely Man Of Winter’ to be released at last
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The track was previously only shared with one fan as part of the musician's "Xmas Song Xchange Contest"Sufjan StevensA rare Sufjan Stevens song will finally be released, it has been confirmed. ‘Lonely Man Of Winter’ was written in 2007 but was only shared with one fan as part of the musician’s “Xmas Song X...
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Sufjan Stevens: Watch Angelo De Augustine Play New Single “Time” With Sufjan Stevens
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Angelo De Augustine has been quietly kicking out gorgeous folk-pop songs for years, evolving from a careful student of Elliott Smith to a songwriter with a voice of his own. There was also more than a little Sufjan Stevens in Augustine's early work, and somewhere along the line Sufjan himself took a liking to the…
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Sufjan Stevens: Gallant – “TOOGOODTOBETRUE” (Feat. Sufjan Stevens & Rebecca Sugar)
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R&B singer Gallant first caught our attention when Sufjan Stevens brought him out to help cover Drake's "Hotline Bling" on tour back when "Hotline Bling" was an inescapable hit, aka late 2015. Gallant kept the momentum going the next year with the release of his excellent full-length debut Ology, and he's getting ready to followR...
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Sufjan Stevens: to reissue ‘Songs For Christmas’ on vinyl for first time
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All of the collection's 42 tracks will be pressed in time for the holidays Sufjan Stevens to reissue Songs For Christmas on vinyl for first timeSufjan Stevens has announced plans to reissue his 2006 ‘Songs for Christmas’ collection on Vinyl for the first time. The artist’s longtime record label Asthmatic Kitty revealed the plans to put out...
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