Stevens, Sufjan - Illinois (CD) Babel (Cream “It took me three years

“It took me three years from the time I released my first EP Compassion to now to release my first album

offering cerebral arrangements while keeping things accessible"

The album features an emphasis on live instrumentation and socially conscious lyrics and has features from Q-Tip

The all-analog recording is mastered by Matthew Lutthans at the Mastering Lab directly from the original master tape reel and manufactured at Memphis Record Pressing

jazz and trip hop

Stevens, Sufjan - Illinois (CD) Babel (Cream “It took me three yearsA 22 track anthematic tone poem to the Prairie State, emphatically answering the question, "Can a songwriter express the spirit of a state he's never called home?" Sufjan weaves various musical styles (jazz, funk, pop) and instrumental textures into a tapestry of persons famous, infamous, and anonymous, and places iconic, obscure, and ghostly. Myths, memories, and incidental anecdotes are swept up with symphonic flourishes. Implementing 25