A Beginner's Mind

Good collaboration album of Sufjan Stevens with Angelo De Augustine with beautiful songs. The result is more a Sufjan album (compositions), but it certainly has a Angelo vibe also. It fits and the guys give each other the space they need. It seems like they've had a good time creating it. And no.. it won't mention the album cover.

I love love love love love Sufjan, but this album has never really sunk into me or stayed with me. It's fine, but it's no Michigan, Chicago, or Carrie and Lowell (or BQE, for that matter)

Big Sufjan fan going way back, especially after seeing him live at one of Justin Vernon's short-lived Eaux Claires music festivals. This doesn't top any my list of his work and collaborations but is still great.

Another really great album from Sufjan Stevens. Really enjoyed it!

Sufjan Stevens continues to find ways to haunt us with his sad boy tunes.

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Lady Macbeth in chains, Reach out, Back to Oz, You give death a bad name

I think this is my favorite sufjan album now. The other person he made it with really seemed to turn his sound into something I personally enjoy even more than his normal stuff. More Elliott smith and slightly less folk.

A lot more stripped back than some Sufjan, but very beautiful. Not peak, but still great.

Prefer the more instrumental-backed Sufjan of 'Illinoise' than the ambient wash here. There are some absolutely beautiful chord progressions and synths going on here (a complement to Steven's light, airy delivery), but 45-odd minutes of minimal drums or any other grounding instrumentals means this LP feels /too/ ethereal and ambient without much to grab onto. Giving this a 3 instead of a 2 as it's technically well-done and has some great songwriting, but again just feels too nebulous a listening experience to leave an overwhelming impact.

Sufjan is on my list with Springsteen and Radiohead where every one of their albums is going to end up on this list and I don’t quite care about any of them. Breathy chamber folk doesn’t do it for me, congrats if it does it for you

Kinda thought this would be here all-ready. Allright album, don't know why he had to whisper the whole thing tho 3

This was pretty nice, though it sort of blended into the background for me. 3 stars.

As a concept this album is really cool. Making songs about movies instead of making songs for movies. However as far as sufjan albums go this one is pretty much middle of the road. It’s not as melancholy as his other work due to the collaboration with Augustine. I’d say that makes the album still very enjoyable in its own sense but it impacts Sufjan’s overall typical sound in albums. Still a good album that I’d listen to again. 6.7/10

OK, it's pretty. But we already had Sufjan on the main list and also on the user suggested list. Nothing here struck me as different enough or exceptional enough to merit yet another entry.

Very camping and relaxing music, but after a while it's pretty much all of the same

Sufjan is my dad

Pretty standard Sufjan. His writing is great but it all starts blending together. A couple tracks usually stand out but this record didn't hit it for me like some of his others.

Indie folk, chamber folk. Aburrido. Un 2.

Gah fuck this guy. Pretentious wank. 2/5.

Twee overload