Sufjan Stevens - Illionis (2005)To be honest, this record is so expansive and exhausting, I was at a complete loss for words. I don't feel like I could wrap it up any better than Pitchfork did in the closing for their review in 2005. It may seem like a cop out, but this record is best experienced, not talked about.
"At seventy-four minutes, Illinois is an exercise in patience; considering how long it takes to dog paddle through all the gooey orchestration, chugging through Stevens' meticulous arrangements and parsing out the melodies, Illinois is a bit of a commitment. Its 21 tracks consist of a handful of transitional snippets (many arresting in their own right), and plenty of good stuff ("The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulder", in particular) is buried way in the back, rewarding those who persevere, and in both theory and execution, Illinois is huge, a staggering collection of impeccably arranged American tribute songs." - Pitchfork Media
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