Album Rating: 4.0

It's worth noting that this took some time to grow. After 1 spin I was pretty indifferent to most of it. Def got better with subsequent plays

God why have I been sleeping on this dude's music, holy shit.

Album art looks like Patrick spooged on it tho

Album Rating: 3.0

lmao

Album Rating: 4.5

"God why have I been sleeping on this dude's music, holy shit."



oh man jay, you're in for a treat



desert island artist for me

Album Rating: 4.0

Yo Doof I forgot to respond to you a few pages back but I just heard Mercury and wow, what a stunner.

Hell yeah calm, I remember briefly checking Illinois and Michigan and loving them a few years ago but he kinda fell on the back burner with all the shit I listen to. I only have so much time to jam lol

Spinning thru all his stuff again today and yeah wow amazing stuff. Illinois especially sounds better than ever

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Gyro - hoped you'd dig that one, so good it almost makes that whole slog of an album worth the time



I've run out of top tier Sufjan tunes to recommend but an interesting one I heard for the first time yesterday is 'Dear Mr. Supercomputer' from the 'Illinois' B-Sides album.



I'm not too confident it would make your comp but it's one of the more 'different' sounding tracks from him and the ending is really good in particular.

Album Rating: 3.3

Oh lord

Album Rating: 3.3

This is like shoving cotton candy in my ears

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

'This is like shoving cotton candy in my ear'



a positive or a negative?

Album Rating: 3.5

I don't understand the hype after 2 listens. Hoping it changes on the third.

Album Rating: 3.5

Sorry Doof hahaha

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

hubba - where do you stand on Sufjan's work in general?

Album Rating: 3.3

its just too cheesy/twee for me



im realizing it might've always been his voice for me... when its hiding under electronics i like him better.



that and parts of this sound like the fucking lion king soundtrack

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

'parts of this sound like the fucking lion king soundtrack'



first few listens I was thinking 'those backing vocals will ruin this for me' but then a couple more listens and I think they're the most important element now.



I guess I just like the idea this album could have been as melancholic as 'C&L' in terms of the song writing but this time there's this uplifting/transcendent quality in how it's all presented.



dunno

Album Rating: 3.3

maybe i'll enjoy it more on future listens, i do think this is at its best when it leans hard into the fairy tale magic and less into his trademark indie-folkisms (so far)

Album Rating: 3.3

back half is cute, cant be too grouchy… 3.3 would probably be right

bet

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I'm still trying to work out if PJ Harvey is a folk artist ;P