The second release in his "50 states" series, sufjan (pronounced "soof-yon") muses on history, culture and personal experiences inspired by the state of Illinois. Come on feel the Illinoise!
CD Details
- Release Date: July 05, 2005
- Record Label: Asthmatic Kitty Records
- UPC: 656605892627
- Number of Discs: 1
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Concerning the UFO sighting near Highland, Illinois The 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... Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: The World's Columbian Exposition Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Jacksonville A short reprise for Mary Todd, who went insane, but for very good reasons Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Step-Mother! One last Whoo-hoo! for the Pullman Chicago Casimir Pulaski Day To The Workers of The Rock River Valley Region, I have an idea concerning your predicament, and it involves an inner tube, bath mats, and 21 able-bodied menThe Man of Metropolis Steals Our HeartsPrairie Fire That Wanders AboutA conjunction of drones simulating the way in which Sufjan Stevens has an existential crisis in the Great Godfrey MazeThe Predatory Wasp of The Palisades Is Out To Get UsThey Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!Let's hear that string part again, because I don't think they heard it all the way out in BushnellIn This Temple As in The Hearts of Man For Whom He Saved The EarthThe Seer's TowerThe Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders Part I: The Great Frontier Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings NowRiffs and Variations on a single note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to name a fewOut of Egypt, into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I shake the dirt from my sandals as I run
