Back in 2004, Sufjan Stevens was on a hot streak with his fourth album Seven Swans, two decades on, and Stevens is releasing a 20th anniversary reissue of this album on June 21, 2024.
The expanded version of the record includes the B-sides “I Went Dancing With My Sister” and “Waste of What Your Kids Won’t Have,” marking their first appearance on the digital version of the album. Physical versions of Seven Swans (Deluxe Edition) include silver and split-colored vinyl, a zoetrope picture disc, CD, and more.
As Pitchfork notes, Seven Swans is the rare record in Stevens catalog that he didn’t produce himself, as he typically does. Instead, Stevens worked with Daniel Smith, leader of the folk collective Danielson Famile, to track the songs in Clarksboro, New Jersey. Smith also joined Stevens on backing vocals, drums, and keyboard on various tracks.
Stevens underwent intensive treatment for Guillain-Barré syndrome last year and has been sharing regular updates on his Tumblr about his status and the care he receives for the rare auto-immune disorder.
You can pre-order Sufjan Stevens’ Seven Swans anniversary reissue now.
Seven Swans (Deluxe Edition) Tracklist:
- All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands
- The Dress Looks Nice on You
- In the Devil’s Territory
- To Be Alone with You
- Abraham
- Sister
- Size Too Small
- We Won’t Need Legs to Stand
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- He Woke Me Up Again
- Seven Swans
- The Transfiguration
- I Went Dancing With My Sister (Bonus Track)
- Waste of What Your Kids Won’t Have (Bonus Track)
