SUFJAN STEVENS - illinois DLP Dreampop The pieces on Nighttime Birds

The pieces on Nighttime Birds mine components of the Appalachian folk music Louise is steeped in

this vinyl release features several new additions and a warm vinyl geared remastering from Tim Green

but it's the very chance to re-start

” Turner says in closing

Together they conjure repetitive waves of dream/float pop using an array of cheap keyboards and machine-made beats woven with echo-drenched vocals

SUFJAN STEVENS - illinois DLP Dreampop The pieces on Nighttime BirdsLike the self proclaimed "Spiderman" who climbed Chicago's Sears Tower with no harness, Sufjan Stevens scales dusty prairies, steel factories, and two hundred years of history in the second installment of his 50 State Project, "ILLINOIS", a 22 track anthematic tone poem to The Prairie State. An engrossing musical road trip, "Illinois" takes you through ghost towns, grain mills, hospital rooms, and the City of Broad Shoulders, with guest appearances by