This song details the events that surround the death of the narrator’s female friend, and the crisis of faith that it triggers for the narrator. Some read this as chronological narration of events, others as a “stream of consciousness” narration of past events that also includes more recent occurrences. Sufjan Steven’s songs often elicit religious undertones that only strengthen the messages, without becoming consumed with biblical references. Sufjan told Adequacy that the correlation between his faith and his music exist because he believes faith does not influence us, rather it li… read more
This song details the events that surround the death of the narrator’s female friend, and the crisis of faith that it triggers for the narrator. Some… read more
This song details the events that surround the death of the narrator’s female friend, and the crisis of faith that it triggers for the narrator. Some read this as chronological narration… read more
Sufjan Stevens (Born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He has enjoyed wide critical success in the United States. He is considered part of the folk revival through indie pop, but his influences are very broad, including experimentalelectronic music, the jazz of Vince Guaraldi, and the academic minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass. Though Stevens had announced plans to make an album for each of the 50 U.… read more
Sufjan Stevens (Born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich song… read more
Sufjan Stevens (Born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He ha… read more