Sufjan Stevens News

New England Conservatory announces the winter-spring 2022 series of master classes and residencies by world-class artists.

New England Conservatory has announced the winter-spring 2022 series of master classes and residencies by world-class artists.

After a slew of mesmerizing singles, Memphis / Los Angeles psych-pop band Spaceface finally release their eagerly anticipated new album Anemoia this Friday via Mothland. Today, they offer the final taste of the album with “Millions & Memes.' Pre-order the new album and watch the music video now!

Seattle-based singer/songwriter/classically-trained cellist and illustrator Jeremiah Moon has released his debut EP 'Sputnik' via Enci Records (The Joy Formidable, Beach Goons, Fences). The tracks that make up the 'Sputnik' EP were recorded with friend and producer Adam Black in a remote cabin in Florence, OR. Listen to the new EP now!

New England Conservatory has announced their spring 2022 Season. Highlights include NEC Wind Ensemble and Choirs offer a 50th anniversary celebration of the Wind Ensemble by presenting Igor Stravinsky's 'Symphony of Psalms,' and the world premiere commission of Chris Brubeck's first wind ensemble piece, 'Fifty'.

With Parallel Prints - the fourth release in the Editions Verde series Seeing the Forest in a Tree - artist and researcher Marcel Zaes explores one conceptual idea through 38 iterations realized by the prolific and idiosyncratic new music group Yarn/Wire.

Penny Pitchlynn leads the way with a delicate vocal performance gently sliding atop fluffy snow-like arrangements reminiscent of The Shirelles, The Ronettes, or The Shangri-Las. Watch the new music video now. Plus, check out the group's upcoming tour dates!

Tippet Rise Art Center, which celebrates the union of music, art, and nature, today announced the highlights of its 2022 season and the installation of four new sculptures on its 12,000-acre working ranch.

Memphis / Los Angeles psych-pop band Spaceface return today with a catchy and snappy disco duet in new single + video “Rain Passing Through” ft. Mikaela Davis. The single’s accompanying video — a collaboration between Ingalls, Erika Mugglin & Mac Hanson (yes, that Hanson) — sheds a psychedelic light on a love triangle.

As all analog music formats (vinyl, cassette, reel-to-reel, etc.) continue to rise in popularity, artists including Eminem, Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, and Lana Del Rey have all released recent albums on cassette. The Avett Brothers’ Emotionalism, Jamie Lidell’s Muddlin’ Gear and JD McPherson’s most recent Holiday offering, Socks, will be available.

Tulsa indie-rock trio Wilderado has announced a six-week US headline tour kicking off in February of 2022, with tickets on sale this Thursday. News of Wilderado’s US headline tour comes days after the band released their highly-anticipated self-titled debut album. Listen to their new album and see where you can see Wilderado live now!

AM Higgins (the solo project of musician Annie Toth) has announced her first album, 'Hymning', due November 5, 2021. The record was mixed by Casey Foubert, Sufjan Stevens' long-term collaborator. Plus, watch the music video for 'Anchors' now!

Wilderado has released anthemic new track 'Mr. Major' today, the last new music to be shared in advance of the band's self-titled debut album.

A Beginner’s Mind’s 14 songs are inspired by films Sufjan and Angelo watched while writing together for a month at a friend’s cabin in upstate New York.

St. Ann’s Warehouse is making a momentous reopening to full-capacity audiences this fall with Only an Octave Apart, a theatrical concert in which two iconic performers, Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth Costanzo, join forces, subverting distinctions between high and low and juxtaposing their vocal pitches, performance styles, repertoires, and degrees of camp.

They also flew in their drummer Rob Humphreys (Leonard Cohen, Jason Mraz) for the recording and worked with Chad Copelin (Sufjan Stevens, Christina Perri, Ben Rector) back in Oklahoma for keys and additional production as well as keyboardist Dan Walker (Heart). 

With 2+ MILLION monthly listeners across streaming platforms, Belle’s new single comes on the heels of his September headline tour selling out months in advance.

On Friday, September 10, 2021, the percussion and piano quartet Yarn/Wire will release two albums: Tonband, world premiere recordings of music by Enno Poppe and Wolfgang Heiniger out digitally on WERGO Records, and legendary sound artist and experimental composer Annea Lockwood's Becoming Air.

Moon's mother, a classically trained violinist, noticed when he was born that he had big hands, so she decided that when he was old enough, he would start taking cello lessons. At age 7, he started taking lessons, playing music (solo, chamber music, and orchestra) all through high school.

Now living in Santa Monica where his parents first met, Bessenbacher’s work as a composer and with Opus Orange has been featured in documentaries in documentaries like Mile, Mile & a Half.