Sufjan Stevens - The AvalancheThe little secret behind Sufjan Stevens acclaimed Illinois is that it was originally conceived as a double album, culminating in a musical collage of nearly 50 songs. But as the project began to develop into an unwieldy epic, common sense weighed inas did the opinions of othersand the project was cut in half. But as 2005 came to a close, Sufjan returned to the remaining songs on his 8 track. What he uncovered went beyond the merits of nostalgia.

Buddy Holly’s ‘Because I Love You’ which is preceded by their own ‘Girl Athletes’ powered by a reverbed Bo Diddley rhythm

Speed Kills has been remastered at West London’s Metropolis Studios and features a previously unreleased track Union Dues

the producer known as DJ Black Low

self-deprecating

ItalianåÊhorror movies and Eastern European animation

No re-recording

·It is the first time the band has collaborated with horns and bagpipes

Super Falling Star

and it was fascinating to see how stripped-back arrangements brought out different aspects of the songs

2018 we played a very special show at London’s Royal Albert Hall

But in reality it is far stranger than that: a highly experimental tribute to Madonna performed by Sonic Youth with the exception of one song that is entirely played by Mike Watt without any other musicians accompanying him

and this edition of ‘Troubadour’