While in Chicago Joe made me a copy of ‘Come On Feel The Illinoise‘, Sufjan Stevens latest in his bid to write an album about all 50 states. As I think about looking out on the Chicago skyline I keep imagining these songs playing in the background. This has to be one of the most beautiful albums ever made. You owe it to yourself to buy it, or have a nice friend like Joe who is willing to burn a copy for you.
There are times when the music sounds like something from an educational film strip you watched in the 6th grade, then it veers wildly into Polyphonic Spree territory. And then he’ll throw a song like ‘Kasimir Pulaski Day’ in there to eloquently and simply remind you of your own mortality and that of the people you love. Time is valuable people.
All in all an A+ record that manages to defy any genre mongering and beg for a spot in any collection.