Stevens, Sufjan: Greetings From Michigan - The Great Lake State (CD)

The first in a proposed 50 collection dedicated to each US state from the sounds Familyre label and part time Danielson Family member Sufjan Stevens (along with Daniel Smith, various other Danielsons and John from half-handed cloud / 16 horsepower).

Intimate soft spoken tunes with a majestic Stereolab meets Luke Vibert meets Steve Reich gone folky complexity.

1. Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid)
2. All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! or Forever Hold Your Peace!
3. For the Widows In Paradise, for the Fatherless In Ypsilanti
4. Say Yes! to M!ch!gan!
5. The Upper Peninsula
6. Tahquamenon Falls
7. Holland
8. Oh Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)
9. Romulus
10. Alanson, Crooked River
11. Sleeping Bear, Sault Ste. Marie
12. They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For the Homeless In Muskegon)
13. Oh God Where Are You Now? (In Pickerel Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?)
14. Redford (For Yia-Yia and Pappou)
15. Vito's Ordination Song
16. Vito’s Ordination Song (Acoustic Version) [Bonus Track]
17. Marching Band
18. Pickerel Lake
19. Niagara Falls
20. Presidents & Magistrates
21. Wolverine