Sufjan Stevens

A singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music deals with both the personal and the spiritual while accompanied by simple but striking musical patterns, Sufjan Stevens became one of the most celebrated independent artists of the 2000s and 2010s with a series of thematic albums that were audacious as well as emotionally affecting. With a sound that combines indie folk with the serialist structures of Philip Glass, Stevens enjoyed his critical breakthrough with 2003's Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake State and 2005's Illinoise, the latter of which was certified...