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From Messy Romance to Friend Breakups, Illinoise Beautifully Captures the Queerness of Sufjan Stevens’ Landmark Album
Nearly two decades after its release, describing Sufjan Stevens’ Illinois is still a tall order. The queer singer-songwriter’s seminal 2005 album spans a whopping 22 songs, pairing vivid folk ...
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How ‘Illinoise' Lighting Designer Created a ‘Visual Vocabulary' Using Sufjan Stevens' Album on Broadway
One of the first things they ever talked about was Sufjan Stevens' 2005 indie folk concept album "Illinois," Baker says. "And that wasn't that we had any agenda. It's just that we were fans of the ...