Sufjan Stevens Releases 'Convocations,' A New-Age Journey Through Loss And Joy
The new album represents a journey through the yin-yang of grief and vitality, drawing on the death of the singer-songwriter's father last September.
Sufjan Stevens used to have a lot to say.
The singer-songwriter, armed with his soft-spoken voice and an inclination toward mythology and autobiography, has enthused bombastically about the great states of Michigan and Illinois in great brass tones and string swells, painting complex folk poems of childhood misunderstandings, loss and self-discovery. He does all of this with gentle voice and finger-plucked guitar as he traipses around the states' landmarks.
On his album "Age of Adz," Stevens ranted and raved about his fractured identity and struggles with
