Sufjan Stevens has debuted his new single entitled, 'No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross'. It's wonderful, check it out below.
Taken from his forthcoming album, Carrie and Lowell, the disarmingly beautiful track is a haunting affair that sees Stevens ruminating over death, religion and lore with lines like: Drag me to hell/In the valley of The Dalles/Like my mother/Give wings to a stone/It’s only the shadow of a cross".
Listen to the official audio for the track below.
Stevens' label Asthmatic Kitty Records will be hosting local album listening parties with independent record stores and venues between now and the middle of March.
Details are as follows:
10th March (all venues below)
London Rough Trade East
Nottingham Rough Trade
Bristol Rise
Dublin Tower/Douglas Hyde Gallery
Hamburg Michelle
Berlin Bis Auf Messer
Stevens will also play his first ever festival show with a headline slot on 5 September at End Of The Road festival. For tickets and more information click here.
Carrie and Lowell is released in the UK on 30 March, via Asthmatic Kitty Records.
