A Sun Came, by Sufjan Stevens

A Sun Came

by Sufjan Stevens

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1.	We Are What You Say 05:20	buy track
2.	A Winner Needs a Wand 05:44	buy track
3.	Rake 02:48	buy track
4.	Siamese Twins 00:15	buy track
5.	Demetrius 06:01	buy track
6.	Dumb I Sound 05:48	buy track
7.	Wordsworth's Ridge 04:54	buy track
8.	Belly Button 00:09	buy track
9.	Rice Pudding 02:24	buy track
10.	A Loverless Bed (Without Remission) 06:17	buy track
11.	Godzuki 00:36	buy track
12.	Super Sexy Woman 02:42	buy track
13.	The Oracle Said Wander 05:39	buy track
14.	Happy Birthday 02:45	buy track
15.	Jason 06:10	buy track
16.	Kill 04:26	buy track
17.	Ya Leil 05:38	buy track
18.	A Sun Came 02:11	buy track
19.	Satan's Saxophones 02:31	buy track
20.	Joy! Joy! Joy! 03:23	buy track
21.	You Are the Rake 03:02	buy track

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A Sun Came," Sufjan Steven's debut album for Asthmatic Kitty Records, incorporates, in his words, "traditional pop music, medieval instrumentation with Middle Eastern inflections, tape loops, digital samples, literary vocals, manic percussion, woodwinds, sitar, amp distortion and Arabic chants." According to Toronto's Now weekly, he "weaves together literary references, from Greek mythology to American Transcendentalism, then combines his tales with his Captain Beefheart and Sonic Youth influenced compositions.

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released July 20, 2004

Megan Smith: Vocals
Sufjan Stevens: Synthesizer, Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Bass (Electric), Guitar (Electric), Recorder, Sitar, Xylophone, Engineer, Producer, Lyricist, Flute (Wood), Vocals, Sax (Alto), Oboe, Drums, Piano, Banjo
Matt Morgan: Guitar
Stephen Halker: Paintings
Marzuki Stevens: Guitar, Percussion, Sax (Tenor)
Lowell Brams: Engineer
Katrina Kerns: Vocals
Jesse Koskey: Drums
Leah Michaelson: Photography
Shannon Stephens: Vocals
Ghadeer Yaser: Vocals
John Baker: Digital Remastering

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Sufjan Stevens New York, New York

Sufjan Stevens is a singer-songwriter living in New York City.

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