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The Age of Adz

Oct 2010
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All Delighted People EP

Aug 2010

Biography

Through a handful of masterful LPs, a few self-perpetuated myths (he claims to have been left on his parent's Detroit doorstep in 1975) and a memorable name, Sufjan (pronounced "soof-yawn") Stevens has charmed the Dickies off America's underground. As if all that wasn't enough, the guy claims to have taught knitting to the blind.

Stevens first took the stage while a student at Michigan's Hope College with little-known Michigan indie act Marzuki, though he left the band in 1999 to embark on a solo career in New York City. His first record, A Sun Came, debuted in 2000 to modest critical acclaim; Enjoy Your Rabbit followed it up in 2001. But it was Stevens' stunning dedication to his home state, 2003's Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lakes State, that earned him a wide international following. Michigan's cleverly orchestrated songs and the songwriter's ambitions to release a record for each state of the union received loads of critical lip service and made Michigan a popular hit. Though its follow-up, Seven Swans, had no geographical themes, Stevens came back to the states for project 2005's Illinois. Two records came in 2006: a collection of outtakes, The Avalanche, and a sprawling three-disc collection of holiday music, Songs for Christmas.

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