Recently I read an article about how Christmas music has evolved over the past 2000 years. In the intro of that article they gave examples of how Christmas music invades our lives every December, and, of course, Mariah Carey’s 'All I Want for Christmas' Is You was one of the songs that frontlines that invasion. Believe me they were not kind to ... read more
2015’s Carrie and Lowell was a tribute to Sufjan’s late mother Carrie. It was also a plea for reconciliation. Throughout that album Sufjan laments the few memories of his mother that he had, though they were few and far between. However, Sufjan wasn’t content with his mothers death and how could he be? In the final moments of Blue Bucket of Gold Sufjan doesn’t offer finality, and lets the encompassing drone of ... read more