Interview: Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens became an indie darling following a string of excellent albums such as Michigan and Seven Swans, and which culminated with brilliant 2005 album Illinois. However, Stevens disappeared for a while – made some films, a Christmas album, and an hour long EP. However he finally re-surfaced (in terms of an album) with his excellent 2010 album Age of Adz. Eschewing the 50 state album idea, the album instead explored electronic and acoustic sounds, unusual structures and instrumentation (including an "autotune concerto"), and continued his idiosyncratic approach to characters and ideas.

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