
Sufjan Stevens shares seven-minute Carrie & Lowell outtake "Wallowa Lake Monster"
11 October 2017, 14:57
| Written by
Laurence Day
Sufjan Stevens has unveiled "Wallowa Lake Monster", a sprawling new single from upcoming mixtape The Greatest Gift.
The tape is coming next month and features outtakes, remixes, and demos from the Carrie & Lowell era. The Greatest Gift is intended as a "companion" to the 2015 opus, and features input from Helado Negro, 900X, and Doveman.
Stevens has already been pretty busy this year, releasing an audiovisual edition of Carrie & Lowell and teaming up with James McAlister (aka 900X), Nico Muhly, and The National's Bryce Dessner for new project Planetarium.
Tracklist:
- Wallowa Lake Monster (Carrie & Lowell Outtake)
- Drawn To The Blood (Sufjan Stevens Remix)
- Death With Dignity (Helado Negro Remix)
- John My Beloved (iPhone Demo)
- Drawn To The Blood (Fingerpicking Version)
- The Greatest Gift (Carrie & Lowell Outtake)
- Exploding Whale (Doveman Remix)
- All Of Me Wants All of You (Helado Negro Remix)
- Fourth Of July (900X Remix)
- The Hidden River Of My Life (Carrie & Lowell Outtake)
- City Of Roses (Carrie & Lowell Outtake)
The Greatest Gift is out 24 November via Asthmatic Kitty.
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