Sufjan Stevens is one of those indie guys who’s been on the scene for years and really ought to have a larger following than he does because he’s just that good. We secretly love it when people like this fail to gain a lot of popularity, because it’s like a wonderful secret that only a select few people are in on.
I feel bad that i don’t have a lot more to say than than he’s very talented and prolific and i really enjoyed his album Greetings from Michigan, but sadly that’s the only other album i own. His brand new release Age of Adz is quite a lot different from that album, which was largely acoustic and folksy. This one is electronic and experimental, and i don’t think it’s for everyone but i’ve certainly found it to be intriguing. I failed to find any sort of video to go along with it, but i have found something better: you can listen to the entire album right here! If you only have time for a song or two, the first track and the one called Vesuvius are my faves so far.
Friday, October 22nd, 2010 8:00 am • music
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December 29th, 2010 at 7:37 am
[...] There’s this HUGE low-fi/vintage movement, and i find it overdone and not very compelling. Sufjan Stevens, at least, took his experimentation this year in a new direction, so i thought Age of Adz was an [...]