Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens lives in the middle ground — 15 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 15 quiet anchors and 5 songs where they let go completely.

5.3
Avg Intensity
35
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories

The songs that hit hardest

The controlled burn

Casimir Pulaski Day moderate
complex texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2005
Chicago moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2005
Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2005
Jacksonville moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005
John Wayne Gacy, Jr. moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2005
The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2005
Bad Communication moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2010
Too Much moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2010
Fourth of July moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2015
No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2015
Tonya Harding moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2017
Javelin (To Have and To Hold) moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2023
My Red Little Fox moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2023
So You Are Tired moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2023
Will Anybody Ever Love Me? moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2023

The quiet ones

Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2005
The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2005
Futile Devices safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2010
Blue Bucket of Gold safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2015
Carrie & Lowell safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2015
Death with Dignity safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2015
Drawn to the Blood safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2015
Eugene safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 3 · 2015
John My Beloved safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2015
Should Have Known Better safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2015
The Only Thing safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2015
Mystery of Love safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6 · 2017
Visions of Gideon safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2017
A Running Start safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2023
Everything That Rises safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2023

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