The Telegraph — Stevens works through a mess of emotions brought to bear by the death of his mother, says Helen Brown more info

Nialler9 — The Sufjan Stevens that affected me the most was the one that revelled in the quiet, who kept things simple. Illinoise and The Age Of Adz are great records, sonically rich and ambitious. His stature grew, literally onstage with wings on a recent tou... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher There are several references to places within Oregon throughout Carrie & Lowell; it's where Stevens spent three summers, between ages 5 and 8, with his mother and stepfather. These early memories are not just important because they..... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — River City Reading recommended books for fans of Wes Anderson's movies. NPR Music is streaming the new Sufjan Stevens album Carrie & Lowell. ABC Local interviewed author Joanna Rakoff. Stereogum reconsidered the Decemberists' Picaresque album 10 year... more info

Stereogum — You can’t go back. Sufjan Stevens wrestles with that fact throughout Carrie & Lowell, his first proper full-length album since 2010’s primal digital freakout The Age Of Adz. Stevens’ mother — Carrie, from the album title — died in December ... more info

Stereogum — Later this month, Sufjan Stevens will release Carrie & Lowell, an album named after his mother and stepfather and inspired, in part, by his mother’s death. Musically, the album returns Stevens to the placid, crystalline folk of his Seven Swans days... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sufjan Stevens already revealed "No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross" off his bare-bones new album, Carrie & Lowell (due 3/31 via Asthmatic Kitty), and now he's put out another, "Should Have Known Better." Listen below. He'll be... more info

Nialler9 — Last night, a select Dublin audience got a full headphones listen to Sufjan’s new album Carrie & Lowell (March 27th), an album that addresses his mother’s death and which pats down his sonics to the folk-style of his earlier work. ‘Should Have... more info

Stereogum — “Should Have Known Better” is our second preview of Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell, and like “No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross,” it’s a spare, gorgeous, heavy-hearted folk song. This one is slightly more upbeat, with an instrumental i... more info

Nialler9 — Next Tuesday, Sufjan Stevens fans will get a unique opportunity to hear the musicians new album Carrie And Lowell over two weeks before its released. The Dublin listening party hit capacity in the first few days but I have THE LAST two wristbands fo... more info