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Sufjan Stevens
Seven Swans (20th Anniversary)
''Dinked Edition' is on 'cream in black "corona" coloured vinyl. Includes a bonus 2-track 7" flexi-disc and 7 exclusive origami swan sheets (with instructions). Packaged in silver foil sleeve with a Dinked Archive obi-strip and sticker. Hand-numbered /1000. For avoidance of doubt, the centre is a standard spindle size, and not dinked.The follow-up to 2003’s ‘Michigan’, Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Seven Swans’ was released originally in 2004. The Guardian dubbed it “a record of remarkable delicacy,” and Billboard called it a “consistently moving, subtly beautiful experience.”The folk songs of Sufjan’s ‘Seven Swans’ occupy a singular space in his catalogue. The quiet, psalm-like music arrived less than a year after his 2003 breakthrough album, ‘Michigan’ and his much-publicized announcement to write an album for each of the 50 states. Just as wider audiences were becoming acquainted with the ever-evolving artist—who had, by this point, released a lo-fi folk-pop collage (2000’s ‘A Sun Came’), a Zodiac-inspired electronic suite (2001’s ‘Enjoy Your Rabbit’), and a grand, orchestral epic to kickstart his exploration of the country (‘Michigan’)—he re-introduced himself in hushed tones.Despite cultivating a vast influence that spans genres, ‘Seven Swans’ is defined by its sense of intimacy. Think of it as Stevens’ self-penned book of prayer, a talisman that’s never been far from reach. This was a time in his career when his songwriting dealt explicitly with themes of Christianity, and his stark performances helped bring the celestial down to earth. Staples of his songbook like “The Dress Looks Nice on You” and “To Be Alone With You” are disarming in their gentleness, and for every gesture toward a divine presence, Stevens knew how to balance it with a vulnerable expression of humanity, using the language of love songs to outline the shadow of uncertainty in devoting ourselves to something bigger. Listening to ‘Seven Swans’ leaves us with enough hope, mystery, and wisdom to make it feel alive and exalting whenever we return.To celebrate the 20th anniversary of this now-beloved piece of Sufjan’s catalogue, AKR is releasing a Dinked Edition exclusive. Pressed on cream-in-black corona vinyl and housed in a matte jacket with embossing and a spot gloss finish, the LP package will include a flexi disc featuring two bonus tracks, “I Went Dancing With My Sister” and “Waste of What Your Kids Won't Have.” The Dinked edition also comes with seven sheets of origami paper, in order to craft seven origami swans.
Asthmatic Kitty Records
CD | LP
Sufjan Stevens
Songs For Christmas
5 x cd set !!Disc One - Noel: Songs For Christmas, Vol. I1. Silent Night2. O Come O Come Emmanuel3. We're Goin' To The Country!4. Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming5. It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad!6. Holy Holy, etc.7. Amazing GraceDisc Two - Hark!: Songs For Christmas, Vol. II1. Angels We Have Heard On High2. Put The Lights On The Tree3. Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing4. I Saw Three Ships5. Only At Christmas Time6. Once In Royal David's City7. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!8. What Child Is This Anyway?9. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, IsabellaDisc Three - Ding! Dong!: Songs For Christmas, Vol. III1. O Come, O Come Emmanuel2. Come On! Let's Boogey To The Elf Dance!3. We Three Kings4. O Holy Night5. That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!6. Ding! Dong!7. All The King's Horns8. The Friendly BeastsDisc Four - Joy: Songs For Christmas, Vol. IV1. The Little Drummer Boy2. Away In A Manger3. Hey Guys! It's Christmas Time!4. The First Noel5. Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!)6. The Incarnation7. Joy To The WorldDisc Five - Peace: Songs For Christmas, Vol. V1. Once In Royal David's City2. Get Behind Me, Santa!3. Jingle Bells4. Christmas In July5. Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming6. Jupiter Winter7. Sister Winter8. O Come O Come Emmanuel9. Star Of Wonder10. Holy, Holy, Holy11. The Winter Solstice
Rough Trade
CD
Sufjan Stevens
Javelin
Each track on Javelin starts intimately: the trickle of an acoustic guitar, the patter of a lidded piano, and the cascade of a coruscant arpeggio. And then, of course, there is that disarming voice, the throughline in one of the most eclectic catalogs of any songwriter this century—soft but strong, as if the very scenes of hurt and hope it is about to share have only galvanized it through the decades. Javelin pairs musical sweep with emotional breadth, an entire lifetime of feeling woven into 42-minutes. On Javelin, Sufjan, as you may know him best, returns: offering gorgeous if pained glimpses of himself, so that we may see ourselves more fully.
Asthmatic Kitty Records
CD | LP
Sufjan Stevens
Fourth of July
On July 1, his birthday, Sufjan Stevens is releasing two alternate versions of his song, “Fourth of July.”
Both versions were recorded around 2014: “Fourth of July (April Base Version)” was recorded in Eau Claire, WI at Justin Vernon’s April Base studio, and “Fourth of July (DUMBO Version)” was recorded in Sufjan’s old studio in Brooklyn, NY.
The original version of “Fourth of July” appeared on Sufjan’s 2015 album, Carrie & Lowell. As is (and was) his custom, Sufjan would often rework different versions of his songs while recording an album, and “Fourth of July” was no exception. (Other versions & remixes of the song were released on “The Greatest Gift” mixtape and on the “Exploding Whale” 7” single.)
These two latest versions were recently found on old harddrives. The refrain of the song, “We’re all gonna die,” invokes a meditation on human mortality and fragility, even as it acts as an anchor of stoic hope. Its solemnity invites listeners to feel comfort, connection — even joy — wrought from great pain and loss.
The song has recently had a resurgence with listeners — which may speak to a deep national grief and sense of loss.
Ashmatic Kitty Records
7"
Sufjan Stevens
Convocations
Convocations, the new instrumental album from Sufjan Stevens, moves like a two-and-a-half-hour electronic/ambient mass for our present age of anxiety and dread; its 49 tracks work through the stages of grief and gladness with emotional mood music that is dreamy, dissonant, vertiginous, rhythmic, repetitive, urgent, and calm—that is, all the things we undergo when we inevitably live through isolation, uncertainty, and loss. Its five sonic cycles (Meditations, Lamentations, Revelations, Celebrations, and Incantations) replicate different stages of mourning, healing and catharsis, working both to soothe our unease while savoring a renewed sense of awe and wonder for being alive in these unprecedented times.
Stevens initiated Convocations in response to (and as an homage to) the life and death of his father, who died in September last year, two days following the release of The Ascension. It is, then, ultimately an album about death, and an album that reflects a year in which we have all lost so much. That said, this is not a personal record, but a universal one. Convocations is built on a shared experience that seeks to be honest about how complicated grief can be in these difficult times—the pain and separation, the anxiety, the unknown, the absolute joy of memory. This is also an album made in lockdown, when we were all cloistered in whatever space we had. Convocations arrives just as we begin to emerge from a year whose losses we will calculate for a lifetime.
It is, then, right on time, as we begin to process our grief and try to carry on with it.
Asthmatic Kitty Records
LP
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