Obscure Sound — London-based band Courtesy Car unveil a chilling folk enthrallment on new single “Emergency in a Sushi All You Can Eat.” Haunting vocals and trickling acoustics quickly establish a memorable soundscape, maneuvering with ghostly precision as the q... more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, Sufjan Stevens released Illinois. Come on feel it again. Read our classic Sufjan feature from that year: The post Sufjan Stevens Released “Illinois” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens! We love that guy! Yesterday was Sufjan Stevens’ 50th birthday, which is honestly fucked up. How does he still look like that? People aren’t supposed to look like that at any age. At the half-century mark, Stevens still resemble... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 50th birthday Sufjan Stevens. Now that you’re older … On his 28th birthday, Sufjan released Michigan. Photo for MAGNET by Dennis Kleiman. Read our classic Sufjan feature: The post Happy 50th Birthday Sufjan Stevens appeared first on Magnet ... more info

Stereogum — In March, Sufjan Stevens announced a 10-year anniversary edition of his beloved album Carrie & Lowell featuring bonus tracks and demos. That’s out this Friday (May 30), and the singer-songwriter did a heavy interview with NPR to reflect on the... more info

Obscure Sound — A riveting folk album from Canadian artist R Sheaves, MARY SPINS infuses gorgeous guitar work and emerging orchestral aspects within artful lyrical perspectives that capture life’s complex myriad of emotions. From accounts of looming anxiety to hop... more info

Stereogum — Next month Sufjan Stevens will release the 10th anniversary edition of his flawless opus Carrie & Lowell . He shared the “Mystery Of Love” demo, and now he’s back with the demo of the amazing opener “Death With Dignity.” more info

Stereogum — I hope you can’t relate to Carrie & Lowell. I hope, like me, you have no idea what it feels like to be abandoned by your mother, to spend decades estranged from her, to have your grief about her death tainted by your shame about her life. Lord w... more info

Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens’ landmark album Carrie & Lowell turns 10 years old today. (We’ll have a retrospective online in a bit.) To celebrate, he’s releasing a deluxe anniversary edition through his Asthmatic Kitty Records, complete with a second LP�... more info

Magnet Magazine — 10 years ago today, Sufjan Stevens released Carrie & Lowell. MAGNET named it the eighth best album of 2015, saying “all of Stevens’ strong suits are on full display here.” Read our classic Sufjan feature: The post Sufjan Stevens Released “Ca... more info