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Sufjan Stevens: On the Road to Find Out
Sufjan Stevens: On the Road to Find Out
On Nov. 2, 2009, Paste magazine released its list of The 50 Best Albums of the Decade, and topping that list was Illinois, the 2005 masterpiece from Sufjan Stevens. Paste’s Kate Kiefer talked to the Illinoisemaker about the album, his 50 States project and his recent orchestral creation The BQE....
Sufjan Stevens Calls 50 States Project "Such a Joke"
Sufjan Stevens Calls 50 States Project "Such a Joke"
pastemagazine.com — At the time, it seemed impossibly ambitious: Write an album for all 50 states, each capturing both the obvious glories and flaws, but also the hidden idiosyncrasies of its chosen bit of America. Sufjan Stevens’ first attempt was a gorgeously ... (more) Sufjan Stevens Calls 50 States Project "Such a Joke"
Sufjan Stevens: 50 States Project a “joke”
Sufjan Stevens: 50 States Project a “joke”
consequenceofsound.net — Well, so much for that. (more) Sufjan Stevens: 50 States Project a “joke”
SUFJAN STEVENS TO INTRODUCE SELECT SCREENINGS OF THE BQE
asthmatickitty.com — If you didn't already know, The BQE cinematic suite by Sufjan Stevens is out now. You can buy it here in myriad ways. Of course, we here at AK have been feverishly listening to and watching it non-stop, like vigilant commuters on the BQE. And just ... (more) SUFJAN STEVENS TO INTRODUCE SELECT SCREENINGS OF THE BQE
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Noah & The Whale and Robert Francis at The Horseshoe in Toronto
.: chromewaves.net v7.5 — ... Fires tell BBC they’re working on album number two and are targeting a May release date. Expect to hear some of the new material when they play the Phoenix on December 2. JAM, The Toronto Star and The Boston Herald interview The Swell Season, who’ve just released a new video and are at Massey Hall tonight. Video: The Swell Season – “Low Rising” Paste talks to Sufjan Stevens, whom they credit with ...

Is Sufjan Done With The 50 States Project?
Stereogum — ... In an interview with Paste Stevens said "the whole premise [of the project] was such a joke," a joke maybe he took too seriously: "I started to feel like I was becoming a cliché of myself." He recently told us he won't rule out another state LP, though, so keep dreaming. ...

Sufjan Stevens Calls the 50 States Album Project "Such a Joke"
Pitchfork: Latest News — Photo by Denny Renshaw It has now been more than four years since Sufjan Stevens released Illinois, the second album in his proposed 50 States project. Sufjan had claimed that he was going to release an album in honor of every one of our United States. But at this rate, unless he picked up the pace drastically, he wasn't likely to ever finish the project, unless he lived to be about 200. In a recent interview with Paste, Stevens admits that the entire ambitious concept was "such a joke." ...

Sufjan Stevens’ 50 states project is ’such a joke’
ZME Music — ... Speaking about Project U.S.A. with Paste Magazine, Sufjan said: “the whole premise was such a joke,” he says now, “and I think maybe I took it too seriously. I started to feel like I was becoming a cliché of myself.” Well, at least the man REALLY believed he could pull this off. Any five year old with basic math knowledge could tell you its almost impossible to pull off - not if you want quality, that is. If Sufjan was to release, let’s say, an album a year, which is pretty often at is, he would still need 50 years to reach his goal. I’m still ...

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Filed under: News , New Music , Holy Hell Unless Sufjan Stevens really has discovered the Fountain of Youth, his mission to produce an album for each of the 50 states would be far from feasible. The singer-songwriter told Paste magazine  ...