My Favorite Records of 2004 - #13 - Sufjan Stevens Seven Swans (Sounds Familyre)
Last year, I slept on the wonderful ...Greetings from Michigan - the Great Lakes State and didn't even give it a listen until this past summer, when I picked it up together with Seven Swans. Partially out of penance for my failure to give Michigan a fair shot, but mostly because Seven Swans is just a beautiful record, it slides in at #13 for 2004.
Much has been made about the fact that this is a record of Christian songs, which might say something about the way independent music operates or about the way Christianity operates (probably both). On the standards of religious music, this record is the second coming of Christ. On the standards of independent music, it's a beautiful, powerful record. Most of the songs are delicate, fingerpicked acoustic guitar and banjo folk tunes with piano and vocal embellishments courtesy of the Danielson Famile.
There isn't too much else to say. The lyrics are thoughtful, the production is understated and the songs are as good as anything on Michigan, simply more intimate. Quietly, Seven Swans drifts in at #13.
Much has been made about the fact that this is a record of Christian songs, which might say something about the way independent music operates or about the way Christianity operates (probably both). On the standards of religious music, this record is the second coming of Christ. On the standards of independent music, it's a beautiful, powerful record. Most of the songs are delicate, fingerpicked acoustic guitar and banjo folk tunes with piano and vocal embellishments courtesy of the Danielson Famile.
There isn't too much else to say. The lyrics are thoughtful, the production is understated and the songs are as good as anything on Michigan, simply more intimate. Quietly, Seven Swans drifts in at #13.
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