5 ...according to our Clinton on 28 November 2006.
So I'm brilliant. Have you heard? I'm years ahead of my time. Good old me eh?
You probably don't remember me rabbiting on and on droning endlessly about Sufjan
Stevens 'Michigan' album years and years ago. Before you could even be
bothered to be born. Hang on, I think I'm turning into Everett True.
Anyway here's Sufjan's new album 'Illinoise' - its gonna be terribly
difficult to review in 5 minutes as 'Michigan' is still growing on me to this
day. Lets just buy it now and ask questions later eh? For the uninitiated its
complicated folky music that takes influence from Nick Drake, Philip Glass,
Elliott Smith, Speed the Plough (or the Trypes!!), Sea and Cake and
Danielson Famile. On first listen it sounds worryingly chirpy but lets
give it some time. The song titles are superb. On Rough Trade.
