Sufjan Stevens Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition) 2LP

A decade after its release, Carrie & Lowell continues to resonate as one of Sufjan Stevens' most personal and beloved albums — "a fall-down gorgeous and emotionally devastating masterpiece" (The Guardian).

To mark the anniversary, Asthmatic Kitty Records presents Carrie & Lowell – 10th Anniversary Edition, featuring seven never-before-released demos that offer a rare window into the album's creation. With updated cover art, a beautifully designed 40-page booklet and new essay reflecting on the album by Sufjan, this special edition celebrates and expands the legacy of one of his most cherished works.

This anniversary edition is a must-listen for fans and newcomers alike, inviting listeners to experience the music's evolution and reflect on the raw emotional landscapes that influenced its creation.

Carrie & Lowell is about memory as much as mourning, and Stevens has drawn these songs in a purposefully elegant manner, with his introspection accompanied by beautiful but homespun melodies, and the arrangements and production only magnifying their dreamlike, whisper-quiet drift that strikes with an emotional force that a louder, more violent approach could not achieve... Stevens has offered us some fine albums in the past, but he's never made anything quite like Carrie & Lowell.

Though most of us heard 'Mystery of Love' for the first time in Luca Guadagnino's 2017 blockbuster Call Me By Your Name, it was initially an outtake from the Carrie & Lowell sessions. It's heart-wrenching enough in the movie, but knowing it was written within the Carrie & Lowell universe makes it even more devastating.