一聽音樂網

1975年的7月1日，密歇根州底特律城，Stevens夫婦在家門口發現了一個牛奶箱，里面裝著一個用塑料紙包裹的嬰兒，它的手腕上系著一張神秘的字條：‘I love you’，這個嬰兒就是后來的Sufjan Stevens?？赡艹蔀槲覀冞@個世代最重要的Singer/Songwriter。Sufjan高中時學習雙簧管，大學時專研斑鳩琴，隨后不論是吉他、鋼琴、手風琴、曼陀林、敲擊樂器等，都成了Sufjan的精通范圍。成為專職音樂家前，這名全才的樂器演奏能手也曾是科幻小說的作家與時代雜志的內頁設計師。出道以來音樂風格之變化多端，與他精彩的職場履歷恰可比擬。 Sufjan Stevens的第二張專輯《Enjoy Your Rabbit》以中國的十二生肖為題，玩的卻是光怪陸離的電子即興曲風；第四張專輯Seven Swans（音速青春2004十大專輯）以斑鳩琴為主導，篤信基督教的Sufjan透過緩慢的民謠曲勢，探討著宗教信仰、家庭價值與個人情感三者間的糾葛，詞與曲皆充滿著深度與力量。而第三張專輯《Michigan》與第五張專輯《Illinois》，則是Sufjan Stevens另一個異想天開卻又讓人拍案叫絕的音樂狂想。

The Age of Adz (pronounced Odds) is an upcoming album by Sufjan Stevens to be released October 12, 2010, by Asthmatic Kitty Records. It is Stevens' first song-based full length album in five years. According to Asthmatic Kitty, the album will feature a heavy use of electronics, augmented by heavy orchestration and will not have any conceptual underpinning. The album's title is a reference to the apocalyptic artwork of schizophrenic artist Royal Robertson. On August 27, 2010, Stevens debuted track four, "I Walked," via his Bandcamp site, allowing people to download the track.  On September 9, 2010, he released track two, "Too Much," also via his Bandcamp site for free download.