Friday’s New To Me: Sufjan Stevens “All Delighted People”

by Michael

So, I’m assuming out of boredom, or maybe because he is eccentric as hell, Sufjan Stevens released an EP titled All Delighted People last week without telling anybody.  I find it hard to sum up in words what makes Sufjan (I can call him Sufjan since we’re best friends) in general amazing, so describing his eccentric surprise album is nigh impossible.  Allow me to simply sum it up with this sentence:  It is amazing, and exactly what you would expect from a Sufjan album, and you can stream/purchase it here.

Now onto the opus that is the single “All Delighted People”

This is one of the most amazing songs I’ve ever listened to in my life. I am definitely raising my hand (sorry).  It spans so many styles, and tones, taking you on a journey as the music slowly builds until it swells to a chorus of voices, finally exploding into a purely Sufjan breakdown.  This song truly is his masterwork, it combines elements from everything he has done previously, and just shows the world why he is a god amongst hipsters. At the same time though, the rest of the album shows that he is still exploring other types of music, and will eventually reach a point where even “All Delighted People” is considered one of his lesser works.  After the semi-letdowns that were The Avalanche and The BQE (I say semi because honestly, they were good albums, just not as amazing as his older stuff), this EP is a treat that show promise for the future. I never want it to end.