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Seven Swans
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The indie singer-songwriter's fourth solo album, produced by Danielson Famile's Daniel Smith, follows on the heels of his critically-lauded 2003 effort 'Greetings From Michigan.'
| LABEL: | Sounds Familyre / Rough Trade |
| RELEASE DATE: | 16 March 2004 |
| DISCS: | 1 disc |
| GENRE(S): | Indie, Rock, Singer-Songwriter |
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The average user rating for this album is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 38 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
max dubya gave it a10:
Unbelievebly good. Its rare not to find sufjan gracing my CD player, and Seven Swans is an album which is among his very finest
lieven b gave it a9:
beatiful album! amzing banjo and the three last songs are astonishing! What do you want more?
Christopher L gave it a10:
While lacking the orchestrated complexity of Illinois, Seven Swans strips Sufjan's music down to the most basic, as well as the most beautiful, aspect of its essence. Some fine banjo work.
J Tourke gave it a10:
Bloody Brilliant!!
Jan Pieter M gave it a10:
Gorgeous... He is like the faun playing the flute.. makes you want to cry and sleep and jump and do whatever just because it's so beautiful. Gives me an ache in the stomach every time I hear it.
Jaeroplane gave it a10:
Sufjan's best album, reserved for the afternoons or evenings when you need your soul to be stirred. Where Michigan and Illinoise takes you through a full spectrum of subjects, styles, emotions, and entertainments, Seven Swans forces you into a higher level of introspection.
mr. hankey gave it a10:
Well If you haven't heard of Sufjan Stevens by now since the release of his 2005 album Illinois you either live in a cave or don't know anything about the indie rock scene. Obviously It is as big as the music that they play on your MTV channel. Seven Swans by Sufjan Stevens is a hush and quiet acoustic album that shines the most at the end with a amazing song " The Transfiguration " Which in my opinion is the best on the record and the best song he has ever done. Yes, this detroit native sure can break out of two average albums and come back with 3 killer records. Luckily I became interested since he comes from where I live Detroit. He is soft and the beauty of the music sinks in but he is more amazing because with someone who makes this good music you would most likely expect them to arrogant but he is far from that he seems timid and you can tell by the songs and the lyrics. So what do I think of this album well you could say I think it is a masterpiece of modern music but it is far from perfect. It has it's faults even though they may not show as much as say the new album by the Strokes but he is doing his folk interpretation of music and thats what I like about him. Two Big Thumbs Up!
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