Worst fan mail ever.
Today is Casimir Pulaski Day. Here’s an early demo. Not sure when I recorded this, but I was obviously still working it out. XXOO Sloppy Joe.
The Surfjohn Stevens Christmas Sing-A-Long: Seasonal Affective Disorder Yuletide Disaster Pageant on Ice tour kicked off in Philadelphia last night. Photo by Colin Kerrigan— more here.
Watch a whole bunch of amusingly ridiculous promo videos Sufjan Stevens made for his new box set of Christmas music, Silver & Gold.
Read Ryan Dombal’s review of Sufjan Stevens’ latest Christmas blowout box set, the 59-track Silver & Gold. And, in the spirit of giving, here’s a more manageable hour-long playlist of the collection’s finest moments, including a cover of Prince’s “Alphabet St.”.
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And the best-named tour of the year award goes to: Surfjohn Stevens Christmas Sing-A-Long: Seasonal Affective Disorder Yuletide Disaster Pageant on Ice.
This colorful new stop-motion video from Sufjan Stevens— directed by the man himself— looks like it took some serious time to complete. Here’s to perfectionist perseverance!
Sufjan Stevens by Shannon McClean. More shots from this weekend’s Primavera Sound Festival are here.
"I’m very aware that this material is far less popular and accessible than the kind of songwriting on Illinois. These aren’t great songs in terms of the palpable, fundamental nature of a song. But I’m not interested in songwriting anymore. I’m interested in sound and movement."
— Sufjan Stevens talks to us about his polarizing Age of Adz LP and tour. Read the feature interview for more, including how the singer was inspired by Michael Jackson and why we won’t have to wait five years for his next album.
