Amazingly mellow. The piano in it is really gorgeous. It's specially close to my heart since I am from Illinois and live really close to Decatur, one of the names of the songs. Listening to it for the first time flying home was one of my fondest musical memories ever. I love Sufjan and I would reccomend this to anyone!
Description:Illinois is a 2005 concept album by American songwriter Sufjan Stevens, with songs referencing places and persons related to the U.S. state of Illinois. It is Stevens' fifth studio album and his second based on a U.S. state—part of a planned series of fifty that began with the 2003 album Michigan. The album was recorded between lateIllinois is a 2005 concept album by American songwriter Sufjan Stevens, with songs referencing places and persons related to the U.S. state of Illinois. It is Stevens' fifth studio album and his second based on a U.S. state—part of a planned series of fifty that began with the 2003 album Michigan. The album was recorded between late 2004 and early 2005 at multiple venues in New York City with Stevens producing the album and performing a variety of instruments. Illinois was released on July 4, 2005, through Rough Trade Records in Europe and was distributed domestically by Asthmatic Kitty Records starting July 5, 2005.
Musical influences for the album cited by reviewers include Steve Reich, Neil Young, and The Cure due to the varied instrumentation and experimental indie folk songwriting. The album was well received by both critics and the public, being the first album by Stevens to place on the Billboard 200, and topping the Billboard "Heatseeksers Albums" list. Review aggregator Metacritic named Illinois the best reviewed album of 2005.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Asthmatic Kitty Release date : 4 July 2005 EAN: 0656605892627 UPC: 656605892627
"Released: July 04, 2005
Genres: Chamber Pop, Indie Pop, Indie Folk, Baroque Pop
Favourite Tracks:
- Come On! Feel The Illinoise!
- Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
- Decatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother!
- The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
- The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!
- The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders"
schwarzerabt added this to a list 4 months, 3 weeks ago
"Artist: Surfjan Stevens
Country of Origin: United States
Year of Release: 2005
Favourite three tracks:
1. Come on! Feel the Illinoise!: Pt. 1: The World's Columbian Exposition
2. Chicago
3. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
Metacritic rating: 90
Reviewed? No"
The Flagship added this to a list 3 years, 6 months ago
"The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You're Going to Have to Leave Now, or, 'I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!'
A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane But For Very Good Reasons
To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament, and It Involves Shoe String, a Lavender Garl"
“Amazingly mellow. The piano in it is really gorgeous. It's specially close to my heart since I am from Illinois and live really close to Decatur, one of the names of the songs. Listening to it for the first time flying home was one of my fondest musical memories ever. I love Sufjan and I would reccomend this to anyone!” read more
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