Artist	Song
Sufjan Stevens	Come On! Feel The Illinoise!
Sufjan Stevens	Say Yes! to M!ch!gan
Sufjan Stevens	We Won't Need Legs To Stand
Sufjan Stevens	Jacksonville
Sufjan Stevens	Let's Boogey To The Elf Dance!
Sufjan Stevens	Adlain Stevenson
Sufjan Stevens	John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
Sufjan Stevens	All Good Naysayers, Speak Up!
Sufjan Stevens	That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!
Sufjan Stevens	Decatur
Sufjan Stevens	In The Devil's Territory
Sufjan Stevens	Did I Make You Cry On Christmas?
Sufjan Stevens	Chicago
Sufjan Stevens	A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Sufjan Stevens	The Henney Buggy Band
Sufjan Stevens	Christmas In July
Sufjan Stevens	Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head!
Sufjan Stevens	Casimir Pulaski Day
Sufjan Stevens	No Man's Land
Sufjan Stevens	Put The Lights On The Tree

Comment:

I've got mixed feelings about this guy. On the plus side, it's hard to question the uniqueness of his sound, a blend of ethereal, deeply spiritual indie folk stretched out with ornate orchestral arrangements that bring to mind old showtunes, as if you shuffled some Cat Stevens, Neutral Milk Hotel's second album, and some sort of acid-drenched movie soundtrack. On the downside, the more straightforward acoustic tunes can drag, and the more orchestrated ones can verge into kitsch; plus, the recurring themes -- Christianity and midwestern states (he's two states into what he pledges will be a 50-state musical review) -- can be tiresome. That said, he's recorded some remarkable music (particularly on the Illinoise album), and once you've culled the more tuneful and interesting tracks you end up with an innovative, entertaining 80 minutes. I've included a few choice tracks from his box set of home-produced Christmas ep's, which sound a bit out of place here but are nonetheless great tunes and necessary inclusions.

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