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Sufjan Stevens releases first song off new album (listen)

by Andrew Sacher

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Sufjan Stevens has said his new album Carrie & Lowell (due 3/31 via Asthmatic Kitty) would be a return to his folk roots, and its first, just-released single “No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross” definitely seems to be proof of that. It’s mostly him and an acoustic guitar, and it’s as gorgeous as much of his early work. Check it out below.

His upcoming tour includes three NYC shows, one of which you can still get tickets for.

SUFJAN STEVENS LISTENING PARTIES
February 21-22 Tokyo Shinkiba Studio Coast with Hostess Club Weekender
March 5 Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis Museum of Art with Indy CD & Vinyl
March 10 London Rough Trade East
March 10 Nottingham Rough Trade
March 10 Bristol Rise
March 10 Dublin Tower/Douglas Hyde Gallery
March 10 Hamburg Michelle
March 10 Berlin Bis Auf Messer

SUFJAN STEVENS — 2015 TOUR DATES
April 9 Philadelphia, PA Academy of Music
April 10 Philadelphia, PA Academy of Music
April 11 New York, NY Beacon Theater
April 12 Hartford, CT The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
April 14 Portland, ME Merrill Auditorium
April 15 Albany, NY The Palace Theater
April 16 Cleveland, OH Cleveland Masonic Auditorium
April 17 Columbus, OH Palace Theater
April 18 Indianapolis, IN The Murat Theatre
April 20 St. Louis, MO Peabody Opera House
April 21 Kansas City, MO Midland Theater
April 22 Minneapolis, MN Northrop Auditorium
April 23 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
April 24 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
April 25 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
April 27 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple
April 28 Grand Rapids, MI Covenant Fine Arts Center
April 29 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
April 30 Montreal, QC Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier / Place Des Artes
May 1 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
May 2 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
May 4 Boston, MA Citi Performing Arts Center – Wang Theatre
May 5 Washington, D.C. DAR Constitution Hall
May 6 Richmond, VA Altria Theater
May 7 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center
May 9 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre
May 10 Dallas, TX Majestic Theatre
May 11 Houston, TX Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
May 12 Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall
May 13 Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall
June 2 San Diego, CA Copley Symphony Hall*
June 3 Los Angeles, CA Dorothy Chandler Pavilion*
June 4 Los Angeles, CA Dorothy Chandler Pavilion*
June 5 Oakland, CA Fox Theater*
June 6 Oakland, CA Fox Theater*
June 8 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall*
June 9 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre*
June 10 Seattle, WA The Paramount Theatre*
June 11 Seattle, WA The Paramount Theatre*
July 17-18 Eaux Claires Festival Eau Claire, WI
*with Helado Negro