Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 43:43 minutes | 424 MB | Genre: Indie Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Asthmatic Kitty

Carrie & Lowell is the seventh studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens. It was released on March 31, 2015, by Asthmatic Kitty. It is executively produced by Stevens, and features contributions from Thomas Bartlett, Sean Carey, Casey Foubert, Ben Lester, Nedelle Torrisi, and Laura Veirs.
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Sufjan Stevens – Exploding Whale (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 10:30 minutes | 110 MB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Asthmatic Kitty

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Sufjan Stevens – The Greatest Gift – Mixtape – Outtakes, Remixes & Demos From Carrie & Lowell (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 48:31 minutes | 477 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Asthmatic Kitty

Two and half years after the release of his masterpiece Carrie & Lowell, Sufjan Stevens offers a follow-up consisting of alternative takes, remixes and demos. Centred around the death of his mother in a resolutely folk mood, the American songwriter returns to a sort of source on this record which he tries here to rub out in order to take things forward into slightly more experimental and electronic territory. The exercise is sometimes a little redundant (like on Death With Dignity whose Helado Negro Remix does away with the original’s virginal beauty) and at other times really quite stunning (with a new lease of life for Exploding Whale thanks to the Doveman Remix). Those left cold or frustrated by the remixes will still stumble across the unreleased song Wallowa Lake Monster. Ultimately, Greatest Gift is fundamentally for Sufjan Stevens fans or completists.
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Sufjan Stevens – Reflections (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 30:29 minutes | 475 MB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Asthmatic Kitty

Reflections is a recording of Sufjan Stevens’ sixth collaboration with acclaimed ballet and dance choreographer Justin Peck. Originally composed for World Premiere and performances (May 17-26, 2019) by Houston Ballet, the piano duet was recorded at Oktaven Studios by Ryan Streber and performed by pianists Timo Andres and Conor Hanick. Reflectionsis imbued with Stevens’ memorable and emotionally resonant melodies and arrangements and continues to establish Stevens as a contemporary composer.

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