thesufjanstevensmodel5000 : Silver & Gold demo. Christmas 2010.

The debut solo album by the lead singer of a popular band can be a mixed bag of failed experiments and half-assed leftovers that weren't good enough for the artist's main project. For every breakout artist like Peter Gabriel there's a dozen like Mick Jagger , whose solo career pales in comparison to his band's legendary output. In the case of My Morning Jacket's Jim James , he finds himself in an interesting position. As his band's albums have become more bombastic, James [...]
We surely can't be the only ones who suppressed a shudder when we saw the title of My Morning Jacket songwriter Jim James' new solo album: Regions of Light and Sound of God . As it turns out, the title doesn't necessarily mean that James has gone born-again on our hellbound asses, but either way, we have to admit that our reaction did rather have us reassessing our own prejudices: would James going all Christian necessarily mean that the resultant album would suck massively? We have to say that the answer is probably no — some of our [...]

Portada del disco 'My Maudlin Career' de Camera Obscura Texto: @rulobn Alisten el pan, los quesos y el vino, pues en esta ocasión les comparto una lista de canciones con las que su única preocupación será ponerle play al reproductor de música y no olvidar el mantel de cuadros para sentarse. Elijan un lugar alejado del ruido, inviten a su novio o novia, o a sus amigos y disfruten de esta lista de canciones que los acompañarán en una buena tarde de sábado o domingo. También lunes, recuerden que es puente. [...]

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Deerhunter, Alt J, Sufjan Stevens, Matthew Dear Song: Woodkid - [download here ] What's so good? Forced to [...]

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Of Montreal, Sufijan Stevens, Dan Deacon Song: Kishi Bashi - Bright Whites [download here ] What's so good? Sometimes, [...]

The term "serial killer" may only have passed into common use in the 1970s, but the notion of the lurking killer, the demon haunting alleys and highways, has captivated and terrified the popular consciousness for far longer, since the likes of Jack the Ripper hijacked headlines and the streets of London. With complex, mercurial psychologies, troubled pasts, and motives worth investigating with equal parts empathy and repulsion, serial killers make natural acquaintances to song writers seeking fertile, powerful ground for new ideas. Unsurprisingly, remarkable, poignant songs have arisen from the exploits of some of the world's most frightening, troubled inhabitants. [...]
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Copio de Wikipedia: "John Wayne Gacy, Jr. (17 de marzo de 1942 - 10 de mayo de 1994), conocido también como "Pogo" o "El payaso asesino", fue un asesino en serie estadounidense que violó y mató a 33 hombres jóvenes entre 1972 y 1978. Veintiséis de sus víctimas fueron enterradas en el semisótano de su propia casa, otras tres en otros lugares de la casa, y otras cuatro fueron lanzadas a un río cercano. Se le llamó "El payaso asesino" porque hacía servicios sociales en desfiles y fiestas de niños vestido de payaso: se hacía llamar [...]
Brooklyn Festival (Apr 16-22) Because Brooklyn boosterism is in decline, our friends on the West Coast have decided to the fete the Borough of Kings with a week long music festival in our honor. The Brooklyn Festival will feature such BK based musical luminaries as Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, The Antlers and Chairlift , just to name a few. Location has always figured prominently in the world of art and music. For today’s most forward-thinking music-lovers, Brooklyn [...]
From Sufjan's very own Tumblr site (aka sufjan.com ) comes news of the estimable Mr. Stevens's first post-Xmas project of the new year: Turning over the keys to "Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)" to the energy drink industry. Per Sufjan, whose spin on "selling out" is decidedly playful: Read More...
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2012 ne fut pas une année musicale pourrie mais pas une grandiose non plus. J'ai eu du mal à choisir un top 1, j'ai même pendant quelques instants hésité à commencer mon top au top 2... Mais bon, le vainqueur est beau puisque c'est Field Music qui gagne. Wouaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iis! Même si ce n'est pas le meilleur album des frères « dieux » Brewis, il est au dessus du lot (46). Les chansons singulières sont toujours là mais c'est surtout leur style qui a fait la différence: aucun [...]
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Back in 2010, our favorite psych folk prodigy Sufjan Stevens created a film called The BQE for which he also (obviously) composed the score. While that album has been out for quite some time, it wasn't until today that the demo for this unreleased track which failed to make it on the album due to a legal dispute was leaked and spread like wildfire on the web. While it definitely possesses attributes of his older material, "Which One Are You?" is more in line with the musical styles found on his [...]
It's Friday, which means the first working week of 2013 is over — rejoice! It also means that it's time for us to round up the 10 most noteworthy tracks of the week that's gone by, and happily there's some decent tunes to be had again after a pretty fallow holiday week. Specifically, there's a hitherto unreleased Sufjan Stevens track, new Factory Floor, a bunch of interesting remixes involving everything from shoegaze to neo-R&B, Skrillex aping Burial to hilarious effect... and, yes, the depressing Azealia Banks/Angel Haze shitfight. Click through and get listening. [...]

En 2009 Sufjan Stevens lanzó The BQE , un proyecto multimedia que consistió en una película y una banda sonora instrumental dedicada a una autopista, y ahora acaba de salir a la luz la canción Which One Are You? parte del material que quedó afuera de aquel disco. Aparentemente, Which One Are You? fue marginada del álbum debido a una disputa legal con Emerson, Lake & Palmer , por una [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: DM Stith, Andrew Bird Song: Sufjan Stevens - Which One Are You? [download here ] What's so good? Sufjan [...]

The top mp3s have gone through many incarnations since the beginning of Consequence of Sound in 2007. What used to be an exhaustive roundup of all the singles, remixes, covers, and undiscovered gems emailed to us any given week evolved into a compilation whittled down to our 10 favorite new songs. For 2013, we're again changing up the format with the hope of giving our selections some added weight. We're still posting about our 10 favorite songs, but they'll be ordered in quality from 10-1. Who takes home #1 in this inaugural week? You'll have to click 'Next' to [...]

Alongside obsessive musical endeavors detailing Illinois and Christmas , Sufjan Stevens released 20092s The BQE , a "mixed-medium artistic exploration" of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway comprised of a self-directed film and live orchestral soundtrack. "Which One Are You?" is an outtake from that project, left on the cutting room floor because Stevens "could not clear melody w/ ELP publishers. The Endless Enigma of intellectual property. One person's homage is another lawyer's annoyance, I guess." Fitting in line with the rest of the score, the cut starts out as a [...]

Remember Sufjan Stevens ' 2008 multimedia ode to New York's Brooklyn-Queens Expressway? Sure you do, because it was pretty good. And now here's a belated outtake from that very release, entitled 'Which One Are You?'. Enjoy below and then go listen to the BQE in its entirety all over again.