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Includes three previously unreleased bonus tracks and new artwork.
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens's 1999 debut album gets bumped up from lo- to mid-fi here, thanks to a 2004 remastering by the Asthmatic Kitty label. For the Sufjan novice, this is a fine place to start, as it features a wide arrays of sounds, including post-prog wooden flutes and recorders, flanged vocals, fuzz guitar, and even quirky sing-alongs (a trademark of Stevens's future frequent collaborator Brother Danielson).
Gentle piano and acoustic guitar refrains take the sting out of this all-over-the-music-map travelling, soothing the soul on "Dumb I Sound," "Wordsworth's Ridge," and the title track. "A Loverless Bed (W/out Remission)" is so sweet that its wah-wah guitar would sound at home on Tommy James & the Shondells' "Crimson & Clover." "Kill" is softer than an Elliott Smith tune, and Stevens earns his banjo wings on "Happy Birthday." Goofball hijinks like "Super Sexy Woman," "Jason," and the dissonant "Satan's Saxophones" recall early Beck, and help make this sprawling epic of an album sound deceptively cheeky at first, but rest assured, a wondrous and emotionally moving world reveals itself on repeat listens. For fans, the blend of beauty and noise on bonus track "Joy! Joy! Joy!" alone is worth making the upgrade.
Personnel: Sufjan Stevens (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, sitar, flute, recorder, oboe, alto saxophone, piano, synthesizer, xylophone, bass guitar, percussion); Shannon Stephens, Ghadeer Yaser (vocals); Marzuki Stevens (guitar, tenor saxophone, percussion); Matt Morgan (guitar); Jesse Koskey (drums). Sun Came Music | List Price | $14.98 (You save $2.79) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Alternative CDs, Art Rock, Lo Fi, Rock | | Label | Asthmatic Kitty | | Orig Year | 2000 | | All Time Sales Rank |  28502  | | CD Universe Part number | 3389025 | | Catalog number | 9 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 20, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Sufjan Stevens | | Engineer | Sufjan Stevens | | Personnel | Sufjan Stevens - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, sitar, flute, recorder, oboe, alto saxophone, piano, synthesizer, xylophone, bass guitar, percussion
Matt Morgan - guitar
Ghadeer Yaser - vocals
Jesse Koskey - drums
Marzuki Stevens - guitar, tenor saxophone, percussion
Shannon Stephens
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