pastemagazine.com - 17 days ago
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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 lush, whispered look at a state most often ...
pastemagazine.com - 18 days ago
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pastemagazine.com —
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 ...
Sufjan Stevens: On the Road to Find Out
consequenceofsound.net - 17 days ago
asthmatickitty.com - 24 days ago
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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 ...
SUFJAN STEVENS TO INTRODUCE SELECT SCREENINGS OF THE BQE
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... of James Franco on the set of General Hospital . - Sufjan Stevens says of his 50 states project: "The whole premise was such a joke." - The Village Voice talks to former Strokes singer ...
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AbsolutePunk.net - News —
... Don't hold your breath for Sufjan Stevens' 50 States Project.
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Sufjan Stevens: "Haha, Yeah, That Whole 50 State Albums Thing Was Really Stupid, Right?"
The L Magazine - New York City's Local Event and Arts & Culture Guide —
... In in interview with Paste Magazine, Sufjan Stevens acknowledged that maybe that whole "Hey, you know what? I think I'm gonna make a record for each of the 50 states!" thing was sort of a mistake, since he never managed to complete another after Illinoise, which Paste just named the best album of the decade. ...
Sufjan Stevens Says 50 States Project Was A Joke
JP's Blog —
... In an interview with Paster Sufjan Stevens talked about his ambitious 50 states project in which he would release an album for every state of the Union. He had already finished started with Michigan and Illinois. But the last album fromt he project was in 2005. There were no proper albums released by Sufjan sinced then. Now he told the magazine what he really thinks of the project: The whole premise was such a joke, and I think maybe I took it too seriously. I started to feel like I was becoming a cliché of myself. After he finished with "Illinoise" Sufjan Stevens put more ...
Lo scherzo di Sufjan
Indie For BUNNIES —
... Il progetto di scrivere un album per ogni stato americano? “It was such a Joke”. Sufjan Stevens a Paste Magazine. ...
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