Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell (2015)

Label: Asthmatic Kitty Records
Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo, 180g
Catalogue No: AKR099
Release Date: 30 March 2015
Country: US
Genre: Indie Folk / Singer-Songwriter / Chamber Pop

Carrie & Lowell is Sufjan Stevens’ seventh studio album—a deeply personal and emotionally raw meditation on grief, memory, and forgiveness. Inspired by the death of his mother, Carrie, and his stepfather Lowell, the album returns to the stripped-back folk stylings of Seven Swans, with delicate acoustic arrangements and intimate vocals.

This US pressing is presented on heavyweight 180-gram vinyl and includes a printed inner sleeve with lyrics, a 12" insert, and a download card. The 2019 reissue features a new lacquer cut by Josh Bonati, identifiable by updated runout etchings and packaging details.

Track listing:
A1. Death With Dignity
A2. Should Have Known Better
A3. All Of Me Wants All Of You
A4. Drawn To The Blood
A5. Fourth Of July
B1. The Only Thing
B2. Carrie & Lowell
B3. Eugene
B4. John My Beloved
B5. No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross
B6. Blue Bucket Of Gold

A modern folk classic, Carrie & Lowell is widely regarded as one of Stevens’ most powerful and affecting works.