{"product_id":"sufjan-stevens-illinoise-2x-vinyl-lp","title":"Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise - 2x Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eAsthmatic Kitty announces the second installment of Sufjan Stevens' 50 State Project, “ILLINOIS”,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea 22-track anthematic tone poem to The Prairie State.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFollowing the 2003 collection of songs for his home state, \"Michigan,\" Stevens presents an\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eemphatic answer to the question: Can a songwriter express the spirit of a state he's never called\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehome? With his most enterprising project to date—the result of extensive research, travel, meditation,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand countless days and nights in the studio—admirers of his previous work and first time listeners\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewill agree that the answer is yes.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn this second state tour, Sufjan weaves variegated musical styles (jazz, funk, pop) and instrumental\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etextures (from oboe to church organ) into a tapestry of persons famous, infamous, and\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eanonymous, and places iconic, obscure, and ghostly. Did you know there is 15-foot bronze statue of\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSuperman in the Ohio River town of Metropolis? Where many might see only kitsch, Sufjan finds a\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etouchstone for a tender-yet-rocking meditation on spiritual strength. Or what about the recent UFO\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esightings near Highland, or the infamous Chickenmobile in Decatur, where patrons endure ice cream\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efloats and burgers that beat Big Macs hands down. No detail is wasted. Myths, memories, and incidental\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eanecdotes are swept up with symphonic flourishes, reenacting the Great Fantastical Voyage\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethrough the Land of Lincoln, the musical road trip takes you through ghost towns, grain mills, hospital\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erooms, and the City of Broad Shoulders, with guest appearances by a poet, a president, and a\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eserial murderer, to name a few.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImplementing 25 instruments, played mostly by Sufjan himself, a two-handed horn section,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003estring quartet and small choir, Illinois conjures up images of Danny Elfman conducting a Gilbert and\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSullivan company, a minimalist ensemble, and the Marion Catholic Marching Band (state champions\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e24 years in a row!) on a windswept prairie football field.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGuest musicians include vocalists Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) and Katrina Kerns,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edrummer James McAlister (Ester Drang) and trumpeter Craig Montoro (Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!),\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracklist\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eConcerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Black Hawk War, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologize For The Inconvenience But You're Going To Have To Leave Now, Or, \"I Have Fought The Big Knives And Will Continue To Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!\" \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCome On! Feel The Illinoise! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart I: The World's Columbian Exposition \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Wayne Gacy, Jr. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacksonville \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDecatur, Or, Round Of Applause For Your Stepmother! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne Last \"Whoo-Hoo!\" For The Pullman \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGo! Chicago! Go! Yeah! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCasimir Pulaski Day \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo The Workers Of The Rock River Valley Region, I Have An Idea Concerning Your Predicament, And It Involves Tube Socks, A Paper Airplane, And Twenty-Two Able-Bodied Men \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrairie Fire That Wanders About \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhh! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLet's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bloomington-Normal \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn This Temple As In The Hearts Of Man For Whom He Saved The Earth \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Seer's Tower \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart I: The Great Frontier \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart II: Come To Me Only With Playthings Now \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRiffs And Variations On A Single Note For Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, And The King Of Swing, To Name A Few \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOut Of Egypt, Into The Great Laugh Of Mankind, And I Shake The Dirt From My Sandals As I Run \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Avalanche\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secretly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68068878319868,"sku":"lky1793768220886","price":22.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0804\/7663\/5388\/files\/sufjan-stevens---illinoise---2x-vinyl-lp_1.jpg?v=1793768229","url":"https:\/\/oldworldcharmwears.shop\/products\/sufjan-stevens-illinoise-2x-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}