The song’s aim is not to convince you to forgive Gacy instead, it attempts to humanize this most monstrous of men.

It’s a hard task to create a piece of art that makes the audience feel sympathy for a man who raped and murdered at least 33 teenage boys, but that’s exactly the kind of miracle Stevens manages to pull off here. Stevens sings, “And I am joining all my thoughts to you / And I’m preparing every part for you” like a cantor leading his congregation.Ģ. Though this song is not directly Biblical like some other tracks on the album, the lyrics do read like Psalms. With the straightforward music, focus is put on the elegant vocal melody and devotional lyrics. It’s the rare four-chord song in Stevens’s catalog, but the repetition creates a hypnotic quality and intriguing mood. Opening track “All The Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands” sets the tone with its simple banjo-driven arrangement. Seven Swans, the follow-up to 2003’s Michigan, is decidedly stripped-down, focused more on Biblical imagery and stories than Stevens’s inventive productions. “All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands” (Seven Swans, 2004) This list of 11 songs is sure to get us back in the mood ahead of the March 31st release of Carrie & Lowell.ġ1. The album, which is named after his mother and step-father, is said to be a return to his folk roots, with songs about “life and death, love and loss, and the artist’s struggle to make sense of the beauty and ugliness of love.” Though Stevens has not been quiet for the past five years, releasing music with his side project Sisyphus as well as composing music for ballets and films, the promise of a new, 11-track solo album is an exciting one. Eclectic singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens recently announced his first solo album in five years, Carrie & Lowell.

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