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Five years after the bombastic The Age of Adz, Sufjan Stevens returns with a more scaled-down product. Arguably seen as the spiritual successor to 2004's Seven Swans album, Carrie & Lowell is a sparse folkist affair with lyrical content largely focusing on Sufjan's relationship with his recently-deceased mother, who suffered from schizophrenia in her lifetime. Fans of Sufjan's more down-to-earth work will find something fantastic here. Fans of sad, somber folk music will find something fantastic here. Fans of the maximalism of Illinois and the aforementioned Age of Adz may consider parts of this album significantly lacking in Aesthetic complexity. I am personally among this latter group, but that is not to say I dislike this album at all. It's just I kinda wanted Age of Adz 2: Feel-ectric Boogaloo. Carrie & Lowell brings the emotion, but none of the rollercoaster hijinx that made "Impossible Soul" so magnificent. Still, essential listening for any fan of Sufjan Stevens or indie music in general.Read full review
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In my opinion, one of the best albums about grief of all time. Sufjan connects the stories of his mother's death and their strange relationship with the greater cultural stories- those of the Bible and Greek mythology. The disk sounds great and the photos on the digipak are very interesting.
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