The Avalanche is a Rock album by Sufjan Stevens, originally released in 2006. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- warm
- playful
- art school
About
The little secret behind the Illinois record 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 in—as did the opinions of others—and the project was cut in half. But as 2005 came to a close, Sufjan returned to the old, forsaken songs on his 8-track like a grandfather remembering his youth, indulging in old journals and newspaper clippings. What he uncovered went beyond the merits of nostalgia; it was more like an ensemble of capricious friends .
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Tracklist
- 1The Avalanche3:14
- 2Dear Mr. Supercomputer4:40
- 3Adlai Stevenson2:34
- 4The Vivian Girls Are Visited In The Night By Saint Dargarius And His Squadron Of Benevolent Butterflies1:49
- 5Chicago (Acoustic Version)4:40
- 6The Henney Buggy Band3:16
- 7Saul Bellow2:53
- 8Carlyle Lake3:15
- 9Springfield, Or Bobby Got A Shadfly Caught In His Hair4:17
- 10The Mistress Witch From McClure (Or, The Mind That Knows Itself)3:24
- 11Kaskaskia River2:15
- 12Chicago (Adult Contemporary Easy Listening Version)6:06
- 13Inaugural Pop Music For Jane Margaret Byrne1:25
- 14No Man's Land4:45
- 15The Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake1:38
- 16The Pick-Up3:23
- 17The Perpetual Self, Or "What Would Saul Alinsky Do?"2:24
- 18For Clyde Tombaugh3:43
- 19Chicago (Multiple Personality Disorder Version)4:35
- 20Pittsfield6:41
- 21The Undivided Self (For Eppie And Popo)4:59
Credits
Performers
- Katrina KernsBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Rosie ThomasBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Shara WordenBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- James McAlisterDRUMS PERCUSSION
- Craig MontoroTRUMPET VOCALS
- Sufjan Stevens
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 10 pressings tracked on Gatefold