Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz

Official album art, courtesy of Bandcamp

This album actually comes out on Tuesday, but I was sent an advance copy, so I figured I should get this up for all of you to enjoy a little early. I know, I am a little late to the game, since it has been available as a download to those who pre-ordered it for quite some time now, but those of you waiting for the album will probably be interested in this.

I have to start off by saying that there was a time in my life during which I lived and breathed Sufjan Stevens. His music was very close to my heart, and to this day, I cannot listen to those same albums without reliving that part of my life.

With that said, Sufjan Stevens has more or less been gone since 2005, with the release of Illinois, and its subsequent tour. It should be duly noted in this argument there was an official Illinois Outtakes album, titled Avalanche, released, as well as the Christmas pack and the BQE; however, none of those were full-fledged project like we are all used to, and they do not provide the Sufjan fix that true fans need.