Carrie & Lowell
by Sufjan Stevens
- Type: Album
- Released: March聽31,聽2015
- Label: Asthmatic Kitty
- Country: United States
- Length: 43:37
- Community rating: 4.29/5 from 91 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Returning to the sparse indie-folk instrumentation of his earlier work, 'Carrie & Lowell' is a deeply personal exploration of grief, memory, and the complex fallout from the 2012 death of Sufjan Stevens' mother. [1, 2, 6] The production, handled by Stevens and Thomas Bartlett, is defined by its restraint and intimacy, centering on hushed, layered vocals and intricate acoustic guitar to create a hauntingly minimal soundscape that earned widespread critical acclaim. [1, 7, 9, 11]
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, hushed, delicate, fragile, personal, folk, confessional, grief, stripped-down
Tracklist
- Death with Dignity (3:59)
- Should Have Known Better (5:07)
- All of Me Wants All of You (3:41)
- Drawn to the Blood (3:18)
- Eugene (2:26)
- Fourth of July (4:39)
- The Only Thing (4:44)
- Carrie & Lowell (3:14)
- John My Beloved (5:04)
- No Shade in the Shadow of The Cross (2:40)
- Blue Bucket of Gold (4:45)
Credits
- Sufjan Stevens - vocals, guitar, mixing, writer
- Thomas Bartlett - performer, vocals, mixing, piano on "should have known better", producer
- Sean Carey - performer
- Casey Foubert - performer
- Ben Lester - performer
- Nedelle Torrisi - performer
- Laura Veirs - performer, backing vocals on "should have known better"
- Brian Joseph - engineer, recorded by
- Chad Copelin - engineer, recorded by
- Jarod Evans - engineer, recorded by
- Tucker Martine - engineer, recorded by
- Josh Bonati - lacquer cut by, mastered by
- Pat Dillet - mixed by