Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens is a man of mystery, and little bits of his lore seem to surface in the most unpredictable ways. In 2016, for instance, the Dallas musician Marc Rebillet posted about finding an unreleased 1998 album called Stalker in Stevens' dumpster... more info

Stereogum — Since dropping debut album I’ll be here last year, Vines, aka composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Cassie Wieland, has released a one-off single and a Christmas traditional. Today she’s back with news of a fun project, an EP called Cover... more info

Stereogum — North Carolina singer-songwriter Anjimile Chithambo is a few days away from releasing his new album You’re Free To Go, and we’ve already posted the lovely singles “Like You Really Mean It” and “Waits For Me.” Today, he shares the hushed, ... more info

Stereogum — Meet Meg Lui, Asthmatic Kitty Records’ newest signee. The Northern California-born, Hudson Valley-based singer-songwriter released her debut song “Gone Girl” on Friday (Jan. 30), and it has Sufjan Stevens on background vocals, co-production, an... more info

Stereogum — Every January, the popular Vermont singer-songwriter Noah Kahan headlines and curates his Out Of The Blue resort festival in Riviera Cancún — one extremely elaborate way to cope with stick season. This year's fest went down last weekend at Moon Pa... more info

Stereogum — It's been more than seven years since Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and the National’s Aaron Dessner threw their last Eaux Claires festival. Eaux Claires was a fixture from 2015 to 2018. The Big Red Machine bandmates brought legends like Paul Simon, Ery... more info

Magnet Magazine — 15 years ago today, Sufjan Stevens released The Age Of Adz. It’s different now. Read our classic Sufjan feature: The post Sufjan Stevens Released “The Age Of Adz” 15 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — In March, Lucy Dacus unveiled her latest record Forever Is A Feeling . Since then, she’s been officiating fans’ marriages onstage, updating the LP artwork, and covering Sufjan Stevens. Now she’s announcing a companion album out this Friday ... more info

Stereogum — Well, someone had to cover Sufjan Stevens’ “Chicago” at All Things Go, and Lucy Dacus stepped up to the plate. Last night at New York City’s Forest Hills Stadium, the singer-songwriter performed a beautiful rendition of the festival’s na... more info

Obscure Sound — Chicago-based songwriter Carl Hauck unveils an affecting folk sound on “Monumented,” appealing across both sparse acoustic-set introspection and soaring multi-layered vocal expanses. The latter’s beauty comes in the “oh, to be monumented some... more info