New Music: Sufjan Stevens – The BQE
posted ~ September 17th, 2009. Filed under: Music Reviews, Uncategorized.
I’ve only had a chance to click into this album a few times but each visit has been a pinch more rewarding than the last. Mr. Stevens never ceases to amaze me. His compositions are insanely original and engaging. I think he’s incapable of putting out a half-ass album. The BQE, an homage to the New York City subway line, is no exception. Carefully arranged into movements, the BQE takes listeners to all corners of the musical spectrum. At some points you feel like you’re listening to one of Sousa’s marches and then before you’ve got the count down you’re listening to electro-glitchcore in a basement. It’s for this reason particularly that I can see why many may be turned off by Sufjan Stevens’ most recent work, but it is also for this reason that I am attracted to it. I like music that is unpredictable, spastic; it jars you, throws you off, makes you THINK. Who wants to know when the chorus is gonna drop anyhow?
Sufjan Stevens – Introductory Fanfare For The Hooper Heroes
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Sufjan Stevens – Movement III: Linear Tableau With Intersecting Surprise
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