Sufjan Stevens - JavelinEach track on Javelin starts intimately: the trickle of an acoustic guitar, the patter of a lidded piano, and the cascade of a coruscant arpeggio. And then, of course, there is that disarming voice, the throughline in one of the most eclectic catalogues of any songwriter this century soft but strong, as if the very scenes of hurt and hope it is about to share have only galvanized it through the decades. Javelin pairs musical sweep with emotional

Anyone who has enjoyed Jim O'Rourke or Sonic Youth's forays into psychedelic ambience owes themselves a listen to this album

but completely out of step with the flag-wavers of Britpop

“This is my most impassioned and authentic album to date

The album was recorded between studios in southwest France and southwest England

arrived just over ten years after her debut album

What that means is that the Calgary songwriter's new album is a psychedelic bumper crop

The Modern Dance' is the realization of group leader David Thomas's (aka crocus behemoth) high-concept vision of a rock band whose sound was always just on the verge of falling apart

'Expressway to Yr

Theo Ellis (bass)

" The song includes a video with footage from The Thurston Moore Group’s tour in early 2020 in Europe

Twenty One will finally be available to own on vinyl again

His style is definitely still recognizable