Javelin is the tenth studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens. It w… Read Full Bio ↴Javelin is the tenth studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens. It was released on October 6, 2023, through Asthmatic Kitty.
Stevens created the record mostly by himself in his home studio with contributions by several friends, including harmonies provided by Adrienne Maree Brown, Hannah Cohen, Pauline Delassus, Megan Lui, and Nedelle Torrisi, among others. Additionally, The National guitarist Bryce Dessner played acoustic and electric guitar on the record. According to a press release, the album sees the artist returning to "full singer-songwriter mode" for the first time since his 2015 studio album Carrie & Lowell. It further states that Javelin might feel like a "big team" production at times but assures the listener that every track is a product of Stevens "at home", "building by himself" and creating a sentiment of "'70s Los Angeles studio opulence". The album is dedicated to his late partner, Evans Richardson.
The lead single "So You Are Tired", a "major shift back to the scaled-down, acoustic instrumentation" of Carrie & Lowell, was released on August 14, 2023. While Sufjan penned nine of the tracks on his own, the project also features a cover of Neil Young's "There's a World" from his 1972 album Harvest. The album release was accompanied by a 48-page book of "imaginative visual" art and 10 short essays tied to the songs.
Javelin sold 4,335 units in the first week in the UK.
Stevens created the record mostly by himself in his home studio with contributions by several friends, including harmonies provided by Adrienne Maree Brown, Hannah Cohen, Pauline Delassus, Megan Lui, and Nedelle Torrisi, among others. Additionally, The National guitarist Bryce Dessner played acoustic and electric guitar on the record. According to a press release, the album sees the artist returning to "full singer-songwriter mode" for the first time since his 2015 studio album Carrie & Lowell. It further states that Javelin might feel like a "big team" production at times but assures the listener that every track is a product of Stevens "at home", "building by himself" and creating a sentiment of "'70s Los Angeles studio opulence". The album is dedicated to his late partner, Evans Richardson.
The lead single "So You Are Tired", a "major shift back to the scaled-down, acoustic instrumentation" of Carrie & Lowell, was released on August 14, 2023. While Sufjan penned nine of the tracks on his own, the project also features a cover of Neil Young's "There's a World" from his 1972 album Harvest. The album release was accompanied by a 48-page book of "imaginative visual" art and 10 short essays tied to the songs.
Javelin sold 4,335 units in the first week in the UK.
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Javelin
Sufjan Stevens Lyrics
A Running Start If I imagine myself peaceful on the fire escape Head first,…
Everything That Rises Can you lift me up to a higher place? Forget everything…
Genuflecting Ghost Give myself as a sacrifice Genuflecting ghost, I kiss the fl…
Goodbye Evergreen Goodbye, evergreen You know I love you But everything heaven…
Javelin Searching through the snow For the javelin, I had not meant…
My Red Little Fox I drink 'til it's lost Drinking words within That spin down …
Shit Talk No more fighting, no more talking shit Do as I say,…
So You Are Tired So you are tired of us So rest your head Turning back…
There's a World There's a world you're living in No one else has your…
Will Anybody Ever Love Me? Chase away my heart and heartache Run me over, throw me…