Asthmatic Kitty Announces Deluxe, 10-Year Anniversary Reissue of Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell

10 years ago this month, Sufjan Stevens released Carrie & Lowell, an album many regard as the songwriter’s all-time best—thanks to catalog highlights like “Fourth of July” and “Should Have Known Better”—and an album that landed at #186 on our list of the greatest albums of all time. Sufjan’s label, Asthmatic Kitty Records, has announced Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition), due out May 30. You can hear the demo of “Mystery of Love” now.

The deluxe edition will feature a new essay by Sufjan, seven previously unheard bonus tracks, an alternate cover, a 40-page art book of old family photos spanning four generations, photos taken by Sufjan in 2015 and a collection artwork/drawings. Disc one contains the original cut of Carrie & Lowell, while disc two is set to feature 40 minutes of extra material, including demos of “Death With Dignity,” “Should Have Known Better,” “The Only Thing” and “Eugene.” A 14-minute (!!!) outtake of “Fourth of July” will also be included.

As Philip Cosores wrote in his Paste review of the album in 2015: “Carrie & Lowell is a demonstration of why Sufjan Stevens sings songs, of why we listen to songs: to feel less alone, to make sense of the things that are the hardest to make sense of.”

Listen to “Mystery of Love (Demo)” and check out the Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition) tracklist and artwork below.

Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition) Tracklist:

Disc 1:
Death with Dignity
Should Have Known Better
All of Me Wants All of You
Drawn To the Blood
Eugene
Fourth of July
The Only Thing
Carrie & Lowell
John My Beloved
No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross
Blue Bucket of Gold

Disc 2:
Death with Dignity (Demo)
Should Have Known Better (Demo)
Eugene (Demo)
The Only Thing (Demo)
Mystery Of Love (Demo)
Wallowa Lake Monster (Version 2)
Fourth of July (Version 4)

Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition) Artwork and Vinyl Design:

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