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Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (CD, Oct-2005, Asthmatic Kitty Records) 
Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (CD, Oct-2005, Asthmatic Kitty Records)

 
Illinois by Sufjan Stevens (CD, Oct-2005, Asthmatic Kitty Records)

Release Date: Oct 2005
Format: CD
Record Label: Asthmatic Kitty Records
Genre: Rock & Pop
UPC: 656605892627
Product ID: EPID46775375
Description: Personnel: Sufjan Stevens (vocals, various instruments); Craig Montoro (vocals, trumpet); James McAlister (drums); Daniel Smith, Elin Smith (hand claps, background vocals); Matt Morgan, Shara Worden, Katrina Kerns (background vocals). Th...
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Track Listing
1. Concerning the UFO Sighting
2. Black Hawk War, The
3. Come On! Feel the Illinoise!
4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
5. Jacksonville
6. Short Reprise For Mary Todd, A
7. Decatur
8. One Last 'Woo-Hoo' For the Pullman
9. Chicago
10. Casimir Pulaski Day
11. To the Workers of the Rockford River Valley Region
12. Man of Metropolis, The
13. Prarie Fire That Wanders About
14. Conjunction of Drones, A
15. Predatory Wasp, The
16. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!!
17. Let's Hear That String Part Again...
18. In This Temple
19. Seer's Tower, The
20. Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders, The
21. Riffs and Variations on a Single Note
22. Out of Egypt

Details
Producer:Sufjan Stevens
Distributor:Alternative Dis. Alliance
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Sufjan Stevens (vocals, various instruments); Craig Montoro (vocals, trumpet); James McAlister (drums); Daniel Smith, Elin Smith (hand claps, background vocals); Matt Morgan, Shara Worden, Katrina Kerns (background vocals).
The second entry from sui generis singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens in his absurdly ambitious project to make a record for every state in America outdistances even 2003's superb GREETINGS FROM MICHIGAN in scope and beauty. A sweeping paean to the Lincoln state, ILLINOIS weaves together history, personal confession, and detail-filled scenarios with chamber folk, expansive orchestral pop, and back-porch pastoral settings for a stunningly progressive indie gem that sound like Brian Wilson, Stereolab, and Neil Young holding hands in heaven.
Remarkably, in its intricate, gorgeously crafted surfaces, ILLINOIS lives up to its aims. In addition to its symphonic grandeur, the album also showcases Stevens's heartland folk, and some of the album's most shimmering moments are its most spare. "John Wayne Gacy, Jr.," for instance, is an absorbing narrative that features Stevens's sweet tenor couched by guitar, piano, and backing vocals. "Casimir Pulaski Day," similarly, rides a rootsy banjo and guitar groove while Stevens unfurls image-rich lyrics over a lilting melody. Witty, audacious, and moving, ILLINOIS manages to be spiritual, entertaining, and educational all at once, resulting in an utterly unique conceptual and musical statement.

Editorial Reviews
[The album] sounds as informed by middle-American community theater, church choirs, and John Adams' American operas as any canonical 'folk rock' it may resemble. - Grade: A-
Spin

3 stars out of 5 - [W]hen focusing on life's minute joys or its mundane horror, Stevens' voice is as true and profound as an angel.
Mojo

5 stars out of 5 - ILLINOIS is an extraordinary achievement, all the more so as Stevens played most of the parts himself.
Uncut

...[F]inespun songs variously inspired by Carl Sandburg, John Wayne Gacy, Jr., and the 'Seer's' tower....ILLINOIS sounds quaint and even magical. - Grade: B+
Entertainment Weekly

Ranked #5 in Magnet's The 20 Best Albums Of 2005 - [The album] continues his brave/insane quest to document the whole of our great nation's quilt of quirks...
Magnet

Ranked #24 in Mojo's The 50 Best Albums Of 2005 - A boundless cornucopia utilising choir, woodwind and Vince Guaraldi-like piano...
Mojo

Ranked #8 in Spin's 40 Best Albums Of 2005 - [A] Chicago World's Fair of the ear -- a rebirth of wonder, discovery, and progress...
Spin

Included in The Wire's 2005 Rewind: 50 Records Of The Year.
The Wire

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