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Sufjan Steven's Seven Swans anniversary

Posted by Loren on May 25, 2024

Released in 2004, Seven Swans by indie-folk musician Sufjan Stevens will be reissued for its twentieth anniversary, with Asthmatic Kitty releasing a deluxe edition of the record on June 21. The new edition also includes two b-sides from the session, packaged on a flexi-disc (and digitally), “I Went Dancing With My Sister” and “Waste of What Your Kids Won't Have.”

The album originally released on Sounds Familyre.

Seven Swans (Deluxe Edition) Tracklist:

1. All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands
2. The Dress Looks Nice on You
3. In the Devil's Territory
4. To Be Alone with You
5. Abraham
6. Sister
7. Size Too Small
8. We Won't Need Legs to Stand
9. A Good Man Is Hard to Find
10. He Woke Me Up Again
11. Seven Swans
12. The Transfiguration

Bonus

1. I Went Dancing with My Sister
2. Waste of What Your Kids Won’t Have

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