SUFJAN STEVENS - The Avalanche THE HATED Not Amused

Not Amused

someone we use to deflect from our own shadow self

the prog-enhanced funk-rock of ‘Gone’ seeks to find hope in relationships that seem fragile

an electrifying twelve-minute odyssey that buzzes with nocturnal energy

Peter Holsapple (The dB’s

SUFJAN STEVENS - The Avalanche THE HATED Not Amused2LP Black Vinyl The little secret behind the Illinois record is that it was originally conceived as a double album, culminating in a musical collage of nearly 50 songs. But as the project began to develop into an unwieldy epic, common sense weighed in as did the opinions of others and the project was cut in half. but as 2005 came to a close, Sufjan returned to the old, forsaken songs on his 8 track like a grandfather remembering his youth, indulging