Sufjan Stevens ~ ''All Of Me Wants All Of You''

From his latest, ''Carrie & Lowell''....Sufjan Stevens is a songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist who harbors a conceptual, thematic approach to making albums. "The music I write is entrenched in traditions of folk music, but it has very grand, romantic aspirations that more closely resemble the music of institutions, of academia," says Stevens. "I love the concept of recording, making albums, as an artform; I’ve always loved the album as format. I find [working with a concept] really liberating."

Stevens' best-known concept is his '50 States project,' in which he set out to author an album for every State in the Union. The ever-ambitious artist appeared earnestly intent on attempting such, but, after stalling on two albums (2003's Michigan and 2005's Illinois), Stevens has distanced himself from it. "The whole premise was such a joke," he told Paste, in 2009, "and I think maybe I took it too seriously."

Видео Sufjan Stevens ~ ''All Of Me Wants All Of You'' канала The Arts & Artist Channel