Sufjan is free of conceptual restraints (read: new album coming!)

Sufjan Stevens has been popping his head out of the muck of obscurity a bit in the past few months, which is great because he rocks. He’s said in interviews, though, that he’s been in something of a creative rut, which explains the lack of a new album. His most recent is Illinoise, […]

Sufjan Stevens is active again…

…And hallelujah for that. It’s been four (four!) years since Illinoise, and the possibility of Sufjan Stevens tackling all fifty states ain’t looking too good: in the past four years, we still haven’t seen a proper full length from him.

But of course news surfaced not long ago that the songwriter will be […]

Sufjan’s Illinoise gets remixed like whoa (Outkast, Aesop Rock, more!)

Awesome news from Paste:

Montreal-based producer Tor is gunning for the King of Unlikely Samples title with his new, free mixtape, Illinoize, which mixes Sufjan Stevens with Outkast, Brother Ali, Aesop Rock and Big Daddy Kane, amongst others. Turns out, the pairings complement each other nicely. The penny whistles from “Dumb […]