Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Carrie & Lowell’ Adventure

Called “the best record Sufjan Stevens Has Ever Made” by London’s Guardian, Carrie & Lowell arrives March 31 on his Asthmatic Kitty Records and is named after the artist’s mother and stepfather.  Stevens gives you more information about the album via this video announcing the release.

Stevens’ seventh studio album joins a rather eclectic discography that includes 2004’s Seven Swans featuring sacred and biblical songs, and his 2001 electronic album for animals of the Chinese zodiac, Enjoy Your Rabbit.  Carrie & Lowell features Stevens exploring life and death, love and loss and his attempts to make sense of “the beauty and ugliness of love.”

The tour starts just days after the album’s release.  Here’s the schedule:

April 10 – Philadelphia, Pa., Academy Of Music
April 11 – New York, N.Y., Beacon Theatre
April 12 – Hartford, Conn., Bushnell Center For Perf. Arts
April 14 – Portland, Maine, Merrill Auditorium At City Hall
April 15 – Albany, N.Y., Palace Theatre
April 16 – Cleveland, Ohio, Masonic Auditorium
April 17 – Columbus, Ohio, Palace Theatre 
April 18 – Indianapolis, Ind., Murat Theatre
April 20 – St. Louis, Mo., Peabody Opera House
April 21 – Kansas City, Mo., Arvest Bank Theatre At The Midland
April 22 – Minneapolis, Minn., Northrop Auditorium
April 23 – Milwaukee, Wis., Riverside Theatre
April 24 – Chicago, Ill., Chicago Theatre
April 27 – Detroit, Mich., Masonic Temple Theatre
April 28 – Grand Rapids, Mich., Covenant Fine Arts Center @ Calvin College
April 29 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
April 30 – Montreal, Quebec, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
May 1 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Kings Theatre
May 4 – Boston, Mass., Wang Theatre – Citi Performing Arts Center
May 5 – Washington, D.C., DAR Constitution Hall
May 6 – Richmond, Va., Altria Theater
May 7 – Durham, N.C., DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center
May 9 – New Orleans, La., Saenger Theatre
May 10 – Dallas, Texas, Majestic Theatre
May 11 – Houston, Texas, Jones Hall For The Performing Arts
May 12 – Austin, Texas, Bass Concert Hall
June 2 – San Diego, Calif., Copley Symphony Hall
June 3 – Los Angeles, Calif., Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
June 5 – Oakland, Calif., Fox Theater
June 8 – Portland, Ore., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
June 9 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Orpheum
June 10 – Seattle, Wash., Paramount Theatre 

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