The Quietus — He's getting all existential more info

Guardian Music — It seems the singer-songwriter is having an 'existential crisis' about the value of his work. And the demise of the album format is to blame ...Sufjan Stevens isn't just releasing an album of boring instrumental music – he is questioning the p... more info

Live Daily — Following the release of 2003's "Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lake State" and 2005's "Illinoise," indie sensation Sufjan Stevens once vowed that he'd record an album about each of the 48 other states. Although Stevens apparently dropped the bal... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — The Phenomenal Handclap Band's attempts to establish a new world record for greatest number of tambourines incorporated into a never-ending jam. Fever Ray channeling unholy spirits to stun the audience. Girls collapsing and interrupting Sufjan Steven... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom on Monday (more by Vincent Cornelli) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Larkin Grimm @ Joe's Pub * Boy Crisis, Tearist @ Pianos * The Roots & Common @ Terminal 5 * An Evening Without... more info

Stereogum — Recently Sufjan revealed he's "at a point where I no longer have a deep desire to share my music with anyone, having spent many years imparting my songs to the public." Later that day, high-quality video of three mind-bending new Sufjan Stevens tu... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 10-06 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *10-07 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *10-10 Winter Park, FL - Mary Jean Plaza (Rollins College)11-04 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's ^% 11-05 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street ^%11-06 Troy, NY - Revolu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Vincent Cornelli, words by Andrew Frisicano Sufjan Stevens played his second night at the Bowery Ballroom on Monday (10/5). Today (10/6) and Wednesday (10/7) at Music Hall of Williamsburg will be the final two shows of his current... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom last night (more by Tammy Lo) tonight in NYC DANCE Whiplash @ UCB Theatre Lucinda Williams @ Irving Plaza Rev. Vince Anderson @ Union Pool Sufjan Stevens, Cryptacize @ Bowery Ballroom The Choke, Wild Yaks,... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Deanna Steege) The child-like emperor of Minneapolis, armed with tape loops, pianos samples and a viola (!), Anders Ponders--born Anders Mattson--creates wind-blowingly light, full of whimsy and wonder arrangements aligned with the likes of... more info