Stevens, Sufjan / Javelin
| Album: | Javelin | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Stevens, Sufjan | Added: | Nov 2023 | |
| Label: | Asthmatic Kitty Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2024-01-21 | Pull Date: | 2024-03-24 |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 24 | Mar 17 | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 25 | Feb 18 | Feb 11 | Feb 4 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 24, 2024: | Stop Making Sense
Will Anybody Ever Love Me? |
4. | Mar 30, 2024: | Hopelessly Romantic
There's a World |
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| 2. | Apr 20, 2024: | Music Casserole
Javelin |
5. | Mar 22, 2024: | KZSU Time Traveler
A Running Start |
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| 3. | Apr 14, 2024: | flow state
Genuflecting Ghost |
6. | Mar 16, 2024: | Lost Civilization
Will Anybody Ever Love Me? |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2024-01-06
Reviewed 2024-01-06
INDIE SINGER-SONGWRITER / FOLKTRONICA
Sufjan Stevens’s 10th studio album blends the artist’s striking talents of crafting pretty, folkish singer-songwriter material and arranging intriguing layers of multiple instruments & voices. As usual, the themes are introspective: love, breakup, heartache, spirituality. Five women are credited with backing vocals in various ones, twos, & threes. Bryce Dessner [The National] plays guitars on track 9. All songs written by Stevens, except #10 (a deep cut from Neil Young’s album Harvest). Lyrics inside the jacket. RIYL Bon Iver, Maggie Rogers, Arcade Fire, Fairport Convention, Pentangle
FCC in track #9
1 * Slow & spare to start, picks up pace & richness. Pretty & sad post-breakup song (3:25)
2 * Mid-slow. Nice fingerstyle acoustic guitar. Keys enter later. Start of a new love (4:21)
3 ** Mid-tempo. Longing for love. Nice arrangement w mult instruments & voices (4:09)
4 Very slow. A gentle prayer with acoustic guitar & synth’d strings (5:00)
5 Mid-slow. Romantic, mystic, and religious images swirl in a dreamlike sound (3:33)
6 Mid-slow. The title refers to a woman not an animal. It’s a bit condescending. (3:43)
7 * Slow. Sadly reflecting a long relationship that’s fraying. Really quite lovely. (4:50)
8 Slow. Title track examines some dark murderous thoughts. Eerie feeling (1:53)
9 FCC “talking shit” A relationship is still cherished but may be beyond saving (8:31)
10 ** Mid-slow. An uplifting, hopeful conclusion following the last few tough songs. (2:30)
Sufjan Stevens’s 10th studio album blends the artist’s striking talents of crafting pretty, folkish singer-songwriter material and arranging intriguing layers of multiple instruments & voices. As usual, the themes are introspective: love, breakup, heartache, spirituality. Five women are credited with backing vocals in various ones, twos, & threes. Bryce Dessner [The National] plays guitars on track 9. All songs written by Stevens, except #10 (a deep cut from Neil Young’s album Harvest). Lyrics inside the jacket. RIYL Bon Iver, Maggie Rogers, Arcade Fire, Fairport Convention, Pentangle
FCC in track #9
1 * Slow & spare to start, picks up pace & richness. Pretty & sad post-breakup song (3:25)
2 * Mid-slow. Nice fingerstyle acoustic guitar. Keys enter later. Start of a new love (4:21)
3 ** Mid-tempo. Longing for love. Nice arrangement w mult instruments & voices (4:09)
4 Very slow. A gentle prayer with acoustic guitar & synth’d strings (5:00)
5 Mid-slow. Romantic, mystic, and religious images swirl in a dreamlike sound (3:33)
6 Mid-slow. The title refers to a woman not an animal. It’s a bit condescending. (3:43)
7 * Slow. Sadly reflecting a long relationship that’s fraying. Really quite lovely. (4:50)
8 Slow. Title track examines some dark murderous thoughts. Eerie feeling (1:53)
9 FCC “talking shit” A relationship is still cherished but may be beyond saving (8:31)
10 ** Mid-slow. An uplifting, hopeful conclusion following the last few tough songs. (2:30)
Track Listing