--- product_id: 62224781 title: "Carrie & Lowell" price: "£20.00" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/62224781-carrie-and-lowell store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Carrie & Lowell **Price:** £20.00 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Carrie & Lowell - **How much does it cost?** £20.00 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/62224781-carrie-and-lowell) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Carrie & Lowell is an album named for Stevens’ mother and stepfather and a return to Stevens’ folk roots. Thematically the 11 songs address life and death, love and loss, and the artist’s struggle to make sense of the beauty and ugliness of love. Carrie & Lowell was recorded by Stevens alongside Casey Foubert, Laura Veirs, Nedelle Torrisi, Sean Carey, Ben Lester and Thomas Bartlett and mixed by Stevens, Bartlett and Pat Dillet. Review: Amongst his best - Here is something to contemplate. Its been ten years since Sufjan Stevens released the career high Illinoise, the second in his ill fated and now abandoned 50 states project. Since then he hasn't been as intimate, releasing Age of Adz in a swathe of electronics, the Sisyphus side project and two Christmas box sets (let's discount The Avalanche as it was just a companion piece to Illinois). Here he returns to Illinoise and Seven Swans era music with his most intimate music to date. An album dedicated to his mother (who passed away in 2012) and his step father, who now runs his label Asthmatic Kitty. However, this is Sufjan Stevens and his relationship with his mother was as complex and dark as you can imagine. His recent forays may have alienated many who loved his early era intimacy (personally I loved Age of Adz) but this will see those fans return to the fold as he opens up his past for all to see. There are moments of beauty here in the arrangements, however the lyrics are altogether darker. Should Have Known Better sounds like a slightly more up tempo version of John Wayne Gacy Jr from Illinoise but actually is as dark as that number. It depicts the first time that Carrie abandoned Sufjan and his siblings (at age three or maybe four). The Only Thing shows Stevens fixation with his mother when he sings 'Should I tear my heart out now? Everything I feel returns to you somehow.' The entire eleven tracks seem to show the depth of the relationship (or lack thereof) between the singer and his parent. Sufjan Stevens has divided many with recent works. This will not. Dark, beautiful and wonderful this is up there with his very best efforts. Review: A lovely return to emotional warmth - This is the album that I suspect many followers of Sufjan have been hoping he would make as the official follow up to the Age of Adz - something far more intimate and paired back. Carrie & Lowell underscores everything that is special for me about the artist: his ability to create truly heart-warming and emotive missives from the clever counterpoint and pay-off of a series of simple but memorable and folksy melodies. It's quite lovely. Mainly built on a sound-bed of acoustic guitar, banjo and piano, with occasional electronic flourishes and washes, this is a very clean and concise collection of songs that have real emotional impact - not least because of the lyrical theme, which is a very personal study of a relationship with a deceased parent. However, this is Sufjan Stevens we are talking about, which means that the nursery-rhyme and hymn-like qualities of his music mean that even the darkest of moments (such as the "we're all gonna die" refrain at the end of the Fourth of July) leave you with a strange sense of optimism, hope or even joy. A great record for fans and a wonderful starting point for newcomers. I score this as 4.8/5. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00S24RSBK | | Best Sellers Rank | 12,281 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) 256 in Indie & Lo-Fi 267 in Post Rock 483 in Folk & Songwriter | | Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,815) | | Is discontinued by manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 33679729 | | Label | Asthmatic Kitty Records | | Manufacturer | Asthmatic Kitty Records | | Number of discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 14.1 x 12.5 x 1.19 cm; 92.13 g | ## Images ![Carrie & Lowell - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81opDuEYnGL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amongst his best *by S***T on 30 March 2015* Here is something to contemplate. Its been ten years since Sufjan Stevens released the career high Illinoise, the second in his ill fated and now abandoned 50 states project. Since then he hasn't been as intimate, releasing Age of Adz in a swathe of electronics, the Sisyphus side project and two Christmas box sets (let's discount The Avalanche as it was just a companion piece to Illinois). Here he returns to Illinoise and Seven Swans era music with his most intimate music to date. An album dedicated to his mother (who passed away in 2012) and his step father, who now runs his label Asthmatic Kitty. However, this is Sufjan Stevens and his relationship with his mother was as complex and dark as you can imagine. His recent forays may have alienated many who loved his early era intimacy (personally I loved Age of Adz) but this will see those fans return to the fold as he opens up his past for all to see. There are moments of beauty here in the arrangements, however the lyrics are altogether darker. Should Have Known Better sounds like a slightly more up tempo version of John Wayne Gacy Jr from Illinoise but actually is as dark as that number. It depicts the first time that Carrie abandoned Sufjan and his siblings (at age three or maybe four). The Only Thing shows Stevens fixation with his mother when he sings 'Should I tear my heart out now? Everything I feel returns to you somehow.' The entire eleven tracks seem to show the depth of the relationship (or lack thereof) between the singer and his parent. Sufjan Stevens has divided many with recent works. This will not. Dark, beautiful and wonderful this is up there with his very best efforts. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A lovely return to emotional warmth *by M***C on 30 March 2015* This is the album that I suspect many followers of Sufjan have been hoping he would make as the official follow up to the Age of Adz - something far more intimate and paired back. Carrie & Lowell underscores everything that is special for me about the artist: his ability to create truly heart-warming and emotive missives from the clever counterpoint and pay-off of a series of simple but memorable and folksy melodies. It's quite lovely. Mainly built on a sound-bed of acoustic guitar, banjo and piano, with occasional electronic flourishes and washes, this is a very clean and concise collection of songs that have real emotional impact - not least because of the lyrical theme, which is a very personal study of a relationship with a deceased parent. However, this is Sufjan Stevens we are talking about, which means that the nursery-rhyme and hymn-like qualities of his music mean that even the darkest of moments (such as the "we're all gonna die" refrain at the end of the Fourth of July) leave you with a strange sense of optimism, hope or even joy. A great record for fans and a wonderful starting point for newcomers. I score this as 4.8/5. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Intensely beautiful, melancholic folk music. *by M***W on 24 February 2016* If you aren't averse to the folkier side of music then you'll appreciate the beautiful sounds created on this sublime album. If, like me, you also love your folk music dusted with an old, golden melancholy, you will ADORE this. Fans of Elliott Smith, Iron And Wine & Bright Eyes are probably already listening to it right now, to be perfectly frank. I won't lie: I'm completely & utterly obsessed with the crushing splendour of this majestic work which details Sufjan Stevens' devastating grief following the death of his mother, Carrie. It's heavy. 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