Michigan (album)
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| Studio album by Sufjan Stevens | ||||
| Released | July 1, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 in multiple locations | |||
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| Length | 65:58 | |||
| Label | Sounds Familyre, Asthmatic Kitty/Secretly Canadian, Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Sufjan Stevens | |||
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| Pitchfork Media | 8.5/10 |
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| Sputnikmusic | 5/5 |
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Michigan (styled Sufjan Stevens Presents... Greetings from Michigan, the Great Lake State on the cover) is a concept album by American indie folk songwriter Sufjan Stevens, released on July 1, 2003 on Sounds Familyre, Asthmatic Kitty and Secretly Canadian in the US, and on Rough Trade in Europe. It is Stevens' third studio album and features songs referencing places, events, and persons related to the U.S. state of Michigan.
The album is the first in Stevens' fifty states project, a planned series of fifty albums to encompass all fifty U.S. states. Stevens only released two state albums before admitting the project was a "promotional gimmick".
The album was recorded and produced entirely by Stevens, using relatively cheap equipment for a market release. All of the tracks were recorded using 2 Shure SM57s and an AKG C1000, running through a Roland VS880EX, at a sampling rate of 32 khz (lower than the rates typically used in recording). Michigan was produced in Pro Tools, which Stevens has also used for his following albums.
The instrumentation was recorded in various locations: a home in Petoskey, Michigan; Buxton School in Williamstown, Massachusetts; the N. J. Rec. Room in Clarksboro, New Jersey; and throughout Brooklyn, including Stevens' apartment and those of his friends and St. Paul's Church.
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