Obscure Sound — Atlanta-based artist Joshua Worden produces an eclectic, atmospheric sound throughout his recently released album Cinders, which showcases everything from R&B and trip-hop to pop and chillwave in its variety of sounds. One of its standouts, “Bivens... more info

KEXP Seattle — It may have been a holiday weekend, but some new releases still hit the stores, including the highly-anticipated ninth album from Icelandic icon Björk. Seattle’s own Dude York shares a full-length holiday album, featuring mostly original materia... more info

Chorus.fm — Sufjan Stevens has shared a video for “The Greatest Gift.” more info

Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens is releasing his The Greatest Gift mixtape tomorrow (though you can stream it now). Today, he's released a stop-motion animated video for the outtakes collection's title track, which he directed himself. Watch it below. The Gre... more info

Chorus.fm — Sufjan Stevens’ upcoming release, The Greatest Gift, is streaming at NPR. more info

Stereogum — It's been two and a half years since Sufjan Stevens released Carrie & Lowell , his gorgeously sad return to hushed singer-songwriter folk music. And although Stevens did contribute several Carrie & Lowell-esque ballads to the recent film Call Me By... more info

DrownedInSound — An interesting side-note more info

The World Forgot — It’s not the most conventional of Christmas tracks, but it’s a perfect slice of Sufjan’s trademark layered arrangement.  I love this song. more info

Chorus.fm — Sufjan Stevens contributed “Mystery of Love,” “Visions of Gideon,” and a Doveman remix of Age of Adz’s “Futile Devices” to the soundtrack of Call Me By Your Name. more info

Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens contributed three songs to the soundtrack of Call Me By Your Name, a queer romance film directed by Luca Guadagnino that comes out in a few weeks. (It's been released in the UK already.) The soundtrack for the movie is out a little ear... more info