Of course it rings a bell. We’re talking about one of the greatest musical geniuses of the last 25 years. Born in Detroit<\/strong> in 1975, Sufjan Stevens<\/strong> has released a total of\u00a015 albums<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(plus more singles and EPs) in which he travels through the American folk tradition<\/strong> and, sometimes, mixes it with the electronic avant-garde<\/strong>. His most acclaimed album is Illinois<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (Asthmatic Kitty, 2005), a compendium of 22 songs of folk<\/strong> and exquisite baroque pop<\/strong> inspired by the American state. This album belongs to a project (which Stevens himself has abandoned) consisting of publishing an album inspired by each of the states of his native country. Precisely this ambition<\/strong> is one of the faces of Detroit:\u00a0complex<\/strong>, baroque<\/strong>, sometimes overloaded<\/strong>, always fascinating.<\/strong> However, Stevens is also capable of achieving excellence from opposite parameters: there is the shocking and minimalist Carrie & Lowell<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>(Asthmatic Kitty, 2015). This tremendous versatility<\/strong> makes Sufjan Stevens one of the greatest musicians of our time.<\/p>\n For those readers who don’t know Sufjan Stevens’ music here is a perfect example of his sound,\u00a0orchestrated baroque pop<\/strong> with a twist of Americana<\/strong>:<\/p>\n