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On Songs & Albums

Erlewine asks: Is Sufjan Stevens Vastly Overrated?

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Jeffrey Overstreet

10 Jul 2006
Filed under: On Songs & Albums • Sufjan Stevens • Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Even as one AMG reviewer praises Sufjan Stevens' The Avalanche, another -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, one of AMG's most prolific reviewers -- has posted a strikingly different assessment of Stevens' work.

I know there are several Stevens listeners reading here. What do you think?

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Train Dreams (2025)

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Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing) collaborate on another enthralling film about men seeking meaning in hard times.
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Breaking this week’s (apparent) silence...

Breaking this week’s (apparent) silence...

Technical difficulties interrupted my posting this week.
22 Nov 2025 1 min read
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