Sufjan Stevens (pronounced /ˈsuːfjɑːn/, born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Petoskey, Michigan. Stevens first began releasing his music on the Asthmatic Kitty label, a label he formed with his stepfather, beginning with the 2000 release A Sun Came. He is best known for his 2005 album Illinois, which hit #1 in the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, and for the song "Chicago".
Stevens has released albums of varying styles, from the electronica of Enjoy Your Rabbit and the lo-fi folk of Seven Swans to the symphonic instrumentation of Illinois and Christmas-themed Songs for Christmas. Stevens makes use of a variety of instruments, often playing many of them himself on the same track, and writes music in various time signatures. He is considered part of the folk revival in indie pop, but his influences are very broad. His music has been likened to electronica and aesthetically compared to the minimalism of Steve Reich. Stevens' music often has spiritual themes, and many songs (most notably on Seven Swans) draw inspiration from Bible stories.
Stevens has garnered much interest from the press for his "Fifty States Project", his aim being to complete an album about each of the states of the United States. Stevens has thus far completed two state records, Illinois and his home state record Michigan. He has stated that he remains serious about its completion. In interviews, Stevens has alluded to many different states as his next project, including Oregon, California and New Jersey. (Wikapedia)
My favorite song is the first track (I Don not know what it's called). It has a slow rithim and it sounds nice and I think it is more like clasical music than Idepentdent Rock
Do you think I like it.
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what does he sing???
ReplyDeletedo u like it??
I really like his music. It is really clasical like.
ReplyDeleteThis is the info I found on Wikipedia about him:
ReplyDeleteSufjan Stevens (pronounced /ˈsuːfjɑːn/, born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Petoskey, Michigan. Stevens first began releasing his music on the Asthmatic Kitty label, a label he formed with his stepfather, beginning with the 2000 release A Sun Came. He is best known for his 2005 album Illinois, which hit #1 in the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, and for the song "Chicago".
Stevens has released albums of varying styles, from the electronica of Enjoy Your Rabbit and the lo-fi folk of Seven Swans to the symphonic instrumentation of Illinois and Christmas-themed Songs for Christmas. Stevens makes use of a variety of instruments, often playing many of them himself on the same track, and writes music in various time signatures. He is considered part of the folk revival in indie pop, but his influences are very broad. His music has been likened to electronica and aesthetically compared to the minimalism of Steve Reich. Stevens' music often has spiritual themes, and many songs (most notably on Seven Swans) draw inspiration from Bible stories.
Stevens has garnered much interest from the press for his "Fifty States Project", his aim being to complete an album about each of the states of the United States. Stevens has thus far completed two state records, Illinois and his home state record Michigan. He has stated that he remains serious about its completion. In interviews, Stevens has alluded to many different states as his next project, including Oregon, California and New Jersey.
(Wikapedia)
please Dont make fun of it
ReplyDeleteHi Laetitia! Which song is your favorite on the album so far? I think so many of them are beautiful. Sufjan Stevens is one of my favorite musicians!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song is the first track (I Don not know what it's called). It has a slow rithim and it sounds nice and I think it is more like clasical music than Idepentdent Rock
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of listening divice are you using to listen to your music?????
ReplyDeleteA radio that plays CDs. The instraments are pians and I think guitar
ReplyDeleteThere is this song on the CD that I don't get. It makes no sence at all. I'm going to do it fore my music example.
ReplyDeleteLaetitia, I agree that the first song on the album sounds sort of classical. How do you like the song "Chicago"? I really like that one.
ReplyDeleteI like chicago too!
ReplyDeleteHi do you think it is a good stretch for you?
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