What is Sufjan Stevens?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Sufjan Stevens | Img = Sufjan Stevens playing banjo edit2.jpg | Img_capt = Stevens in concert at the [[Pabst Theater]] in 2006. | Landscape = yes | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] | death_date = | Instrument = [[singing|Vocals]]<br>[[Multi-instrumentalist]] | Genre = [[Indie folk]]<br>[[Experimental music|Experimental]]<br>[[Folk rock]]<br>[[Baroque pop]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1999–present | Label = [[Asthmatic Kitty Records|Asthmatic Kitty]], Sounds Familyre, Orchard | Associated_acts = [[Marzuki]], [[My Brightest Diamond]] | URL = [http://www.sufjan.com/ www.sufjan.com] | Notable_instruments = }} '''Sufjan Stevens''' ({{pronEng|ˈsuːfjɑːn}}; born July 1, 1975) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] and [[musician]] from [[Petoskey, Michigan]]. Some people think he is part of the [[folk music|folk]] revival in [[indie pop]], but he gets ideas from many things. His music is similar to [[ambient music|electronica]]<ref name='electronica'>{{cite web | first = Louis | last = Pattison | title = Avalanche Review | publisher = Amazon.co.uk | url = https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000FJGR5S/202-9611120-9415865?v=glance&n=229816 | quote = Part psychedelic bluegrass, part extra-terrestrial electronic ambience, and part tribal percussion-fest | accessdate = 2006-11-29}}</ref> and the [[Minimalist music|minimalism]] of [[Steve Reich]].<ref name='reich'>{{cite web | last = Gill | first = Andy | title = Illinoise Review | publisher = Uncut | url = http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/sufjan_stevens/reviews/8640 | accessdate = 2006-11-29 | quote = All rendered in a weird, pan-stylistic blend of alt.country, minimalism and American brass band music | archive-date = 2006-09-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060929190902/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/sufjan_stevens/reviews/8640 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Stevens says that he has plans to make a [[concept album]] for each of the 50 [[U