SUFJAN STEVENS
Illinois
2006 U.S. 2xLP reissue

Been a long time since I’ve sat down and listened to Illinois from start to finish.

I posted the B-sides and rarities companion album The Avalanche, at it drove me to come back to this again.

This album was one of a handful that was a great source of comfort to my wife and I in 2007. We had moved into our very first apartment together in Woonsocket, R.I., and toiled in that joint for a year before hitting the road and moving to Van Isle.

Over that year, we listened to Illinois, Boxer by The National, Pete Yorn’s Nightcrawler, and a few other things on a loop.
We made that place our own, and we still remember that time (and the music we listened to) fondly.

We were so young, and had no idea what was in store for us down the road.

Sufjan will always remind us of that time. We love this album dearly.

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