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Sufjan Stevens Shares Reassessment of ‘Carrie & Lowell’: ‘I’m Kind of Embarrassed by This Album’
Ten years on from the release of his acclaimed seventh album, 'Carrie & Lowell,' Sufjan Stevens has offered a surprising re-evaluation of the record.
Ten years on from the release of his acclaimed seventh album, Carrie & Lowell, Sufjan Stevens has offered a surprising re-evaluation of the record. Despite the highs of its success, the record was steeped in sadness and misery, with much of its musical and lyrical content being inspired by the 2012 passing of his estranged mother Carrie, and the relationship with his stepfather, Lowell Brams. Speaking to NPR ahead of the reissue’s arrival this week, Stevens used the opportunity to share a harsh reassessment of the original album, going so far as to label it “evidence of creative and artistic failure from my vantage point.”
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