Enjoy today’s full Q&A here.

Earlier this month, he performed a stunning set at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom.

The BQE is out now.

MP3: Sufjan Stevens – Holland

New gems. Old favorites. Absolute perfection. The BQE is out on 10/20.

More photos, the setlist & a Sufjan Stevens track AFTER THE JUMP…

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Download ‘Movement VI: Isorhythmic Night Dance…’ at bottom.

The BQE will see daylight on 10/20.

Catch Sufjan Stevens on his North American trek.

MP3: Sufjan Stevens – Movement VI: Isorhythmic Night Dance…

Be certain to catch him at:

9-21 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
9-22 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
9-23 Ithaca, NY – Castaways
9-24 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
9-25 Pontiac, MI – Crofoot
9-26 Champaign, IL – The High Dive
9-27 Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar
9-28 Madison, WI – The Majestic
9-29 Bloomington, IN – Buskirk Chumley
10-1 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Place
10-2 Montreal, Quebec – Cabaret
10-3 Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
10-4 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
10-5 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
10-6 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg
10-7 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg

BQE will see daylight on 10/20.

MP3: Sufjan Stevens – Sister Winter

Yay! It’ll see daylight on 10/20. Expect to enjoy:

1. Prelude: On The Esplanade (2:56)
2. Introductory Fanfare For The Hooper Heroes (1:07)
3. Movement I: In The Countenance Of Kings (5:19)
4. Movement II: Sleeping Invader (4:34)
5. Interlude I: Dream Sequence In Subi Circumnavigation (3:33)
6. Movement III: Linear Tableau With Intersecting Surprise (4:09)
7. Movement IV: Traffic Shock (3:24)
8. Movement V: Self-Organizing Emergent Patterns (3:45)
9. Interlude II: Subi Power Waltz (0:28)
10. Interlude III: Invisible Accidents (0:54)
11. Movement VI: Isorhythmic Night Dance With Interchanges (3:17)
12. Movement VII (Finale): The Emperor Of Centrifuge (3:51)
13. Postlude: Critical Mass (2:59)

Further info can be found here.

In 2007, I attended a performance of The BQE.

MP3: Sufjan Stevens – Holland

Today’s message from Asthmatic Kitty reads: *At the spurring of Bryce Dessner (of The National fame), Sufjan obligingly handed over his eight year old album to composers Michael Atkinson, Olivier Manchon, Maxim Moston, Nico Muhly, Rob Moose, and Gabriel Kahane, who then re-arranged the album for strings. Osso, a quartet you might recognize from several Asthmatic Kitty releases (Illinois, My Brightest Diamond’s Bring Me The Workhorse) comprise the album’s players, and they are at their best here. Entitled Run Rabbit Run, the community-borne album also includes artwork from Jessica Dessner. We are releasing the album on October 6.*

Earlier this year, he wrote a Sofia Coppola inspired tune.

MP3: Sufjan Stevens – Sister Winter

Ha! Learn more & listen to ‘Sofia’s Song’ here.

NPR thinks that he writes crushingly sad tunes.

Visit Sufjan Stevens on MySpace.

MP3: Sufjan Stevens – The First Noel

Sufjan Stevens – It’s Christmas! Let’s Be Glad!

Happy Holidays to all!

Visit Sufjan on MySpace.

MP3: Sufjan Stevens – It’s Christmas! Let’s Be Glad!

Enjoy ‘Around The Lion Legs’ below.

His debut EP (which features the tune), Curtain Speech, is out on 12/9.

Visit DM Stith on MySpace.

MP3: DM Stith – Around The Lion Legs

Enjoy a snippet of this weekend’s take on ‘In The Air Tonight’ in the clip below.

MP3: Sufjan Stevens – Chicago