Sufjan Stevens is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Carrie & Lowell with a deluxe 2-LP edition, arriving May 30 via Asthmatic Kitty. Along with an expanded double-LP album that features seven previously unreleased bonus tracks, it includes a 40-page art book and a new essay by Stevens. Listen to a never-before-heard demo of ‘Mystery of Love’ below.
The anniversary edition also presents an alternative album cover: the original Polaroid zoomed out to reveal a child’s handwriting (Sufjan’s sister Djamilahin) in the photo’s caption. The 40-page booklet was designed by Stevens and contains various collages of vintage family photos spanning four generations, interspersed with artwork and drawings as well as landscape photos Sufjan took while traveling across the western United States.
While disc one preserves the original album, disc two offers 40 minutes of extras, including demo versions of ‘Death With Dignity’, ‘Should Have Known Better’, ‘The Only Thing’, and ‘Eugene’, as well as expansive outtakes of ‘Fourth of July’ and ‘Wallowa Lake Monster’ featuring “a more cinematic mood.”
Stevens released his most recent album, Javelin, in 2023. Last year, he reissued his fourth album, Seven Swans, for its 20th anniversary.
Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition) Cover Artwork:
Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition) Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. Death with Dignity
2. Should Have Known Better
3. All of Me Wants All of You
4. Drawn To the Blood
5. Eugene
6. Fourth of July
7. The Only Thing
8. Carrie & Lowell
9. John My Beloved
10. No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
11. Blue Bucket of Gold
Disc 2:
1. Death with Dignity (Demo)
2. Should Have Known Better (Demo)
3. Eugene (Demo)
4. The Only Thing (Demo)
5. Mystery Of Love (Demo)
6. Wallowa Lake Monster (Version 2)
7. Fourth of July (Version 4)
