Album · 2015
Carrie & Lowell
Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens (2015) is rated 4.3/5 from 6 ratings on Riffiter.
#4 in Best albums of 2015 · #7 in Best electronic albums
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- 44 min
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- 5.0
Grief, documented at whisper volume: Carrie & Lowell processes Stevens' mother's death through Oregon childhood memories, fingerpicked guitars and double-tracked hush. "Fourth of July"'s deathbed dialogue ends on the only conclusion — we're all gonna die — sung like a lullaby. The most devastating album of its decade, and among the most beautiful.
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11 tracks · 44 min
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3 rated tracks
According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Carrie & Lowell is Should Have Known Better — rated 4.8/5 by 2 listeners.
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Carrie & Lowell is the seventh studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens, released through Asthmatic Kitty on March 31, 2015. Unlike Stevens's previous studio album, the electronic The Age of Adz, Carrie & Lowell is sparsely instrumental and marks a return to the performer's indie folk roots. The album was given a one-week preview on NPR. The album was released to high critical acclaim, with many critics calling it one of Stevens' best. The simple folk tunes on the album were recorded in 2014 at Stevens' home studio in Brooklyn and some songs in Oregon, at Portland's Flora Studios and on an iPhone in a Klamath Falls hotel room. The songs were inspired by the 2012 death of his mother, Carrie, and the family trips they took to Oregon in Stevens' childhood. The album title also references his stepfather.
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Carrie & Lowell debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 with 53,000 equivalent album units; it sold 51,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit count reflecting the album's streaming activity and track sales. The album also debuted at number 10 on the Canadian Albums Chart with sales of 4,400. As of July 2015, Carrie & Lowell has sold 105,000 copies in the United States, with approximately 30% (32,000) of its total having been sold in the vinyl configuration.
In brief
- Is Carrie & Lowell good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Carrie & Lowell 4.3/5 from 6 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Carrie & Lowell?
- Should Have Known Better, rated 4.8/5 by 2 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Carrie & Lowell released?
- Carrie & Lowell was released in 2015 on Asthmatic Kitty Records.
- How many tracks are on Carrie & Lowell?
- Carrie & Lowell has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 44 minutes.
- What genre is Carrie & Lowell?
- Carrie & Lowell is catalogued under Electronic.