Obscure Sound — With flourishes of Beirut’s orchestral-laden stirrings alongside a penchant for audible narratives, reminding of The Decemberists as well as Sufjan Stevens, The Broadest Blue produces on originally stimulating sound that brings a track’s lyrical ... more info

The World Forgot — I can’t quite figure out if I like the collaborative album that Sufjan, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister put out.  It wanders and soars and contains a few standout tracks, but in large it seems to be an exercise in musical exploration... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Planetarium is the album and collaborative project of Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner (of The National), Nico Muhly, and James McAlister. The debut album (released via 4AD) sees them mesh their talents to one unique whole, with an album about the many ... more info

Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens contributed two new songs to the soundtrack for Call Me By Your Name , a queer romance film directed by Luca Guadagnino that will be released in November. Based on early reviews, it's a sure-fire Oscar contender and maybe Stevens can ... more info

Core News — “Cabaret Voltaire’s Richard H Kirk joins Stuart for a Wyrd Dysko, choosing three upbeat and unusual tracks for a different dancefloor look. The Featured Album is Bert Jansch’s beautiful ‘Avocet’, recorded in Denmark in 1978. And there’s m... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Sufjan Stevens got together with fellow orchestral-impressionist types Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and James McAlister to release Planetarium , a concept album about the solar system. And last night on Stephen Colbert's Late Show, the fou... more info

Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and James McAlister recently teamed up to release Planetarium , an album of expansive orchestral-pop odysseys inspired by the solar system. Today, they came together onstage to perform it at the Philharmoni... more info

Sweeping The Nation — So now we've covered the best tracks of the year so far on a month by month basis, let's move on to the longform stuff. Feel free to remind us of these come the end of the year when something else from these six months overtakes the lot. Algi... more info

Cross Rhythms — Sufjan Stevens among those guesting on 'Planetarium' album more info

Stereogum — Longtime Stereogum favorite Angelo De Augustine is a master of the spare, trembling guitar ballad, so it only makes sense that he signed to Sufjan Stevens' label for his forthcoming album. De Augustine recorded every song on Swim Inside The Moon in o... more info