Sufjan Stevens - ConvocationsIt may be tempting to reduce Convocations into a longform ambient anomaly within Sufjan Stevens' vast catalogue. It is, however, neither an anomaly nor entirely ambient. This is not a side project. From his numerous dance scores for New York City Ballet to instrumental albums such as Enjoy Your Rabbit, Aporia, and The BQE, Stevens spends at least half his working life making largely instrumental music, as he has for decades. And though the first ten

the two later works show more optimism

The holidays are such a beautiful time to slow down

for lute and violin

It's a comprehensive overview of his most successful output during a primary era of his career

" setting the stage with inviting washes of synth that feel like silk on the ears

The ingredients for "Popular Jazz" are all present: recognizable themes

which Gramophone judged to be "a first-rate choice among the recordings of these works on period instruments

Featuring: Charlie Fardella

The album will feature new tracks from an unprecedented lineup of artists including Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice

Freddie Gibbs

Dion DiMucci was one of many significant names of the rock 'n' roll era to emerge from the Italian diaspora of the USA's north-western states

where he graduated with distinction