Illinoise, by Sufjan Stevens (CD on Rough Trade)
A Norman Records recommendation (28th November 2006)
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 This record left James Clarke feeling sad.
Oh ho ho... I haven't heard such an over hyped, over contrived piece of self indulgent, badly edited crap in quite some time. This is Bright Eyes for those who think Conor Oberst is too commercial, this is for those who have no real taste or deep knowledge of what a great singer songwriter is, this is for those who should have their ears cut off under Sharian law. Do yourself a favour, and go buy an early Mountain Goats album, even Neutral Milk Hotel will provide more sustenance. Review date: 02 December 2006
 This record left clinton feeling ecstatic.
Just in case anyone is put off my Mr Clarkes review Sufjan Stevens succeeds in a way the likes of Neutral Milk Hotel and Bright Eyes will always fail in that he doesn't whine on and on and on with a clothes peg on his nose. yes its badly edited, yes its overhyped but theres always the skip button on the cd player Review date: 16 June 2007
What we say
This record left our Clint feeling ecstatic.
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.
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