{"product_id":"sufjan-stevens-carrie-lowell","title":"Sufjan Stevens' Carrie \u0026 Lowell","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Joel Mayward\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more\" data-overviewlongdescription=\"null\" data-aboutthebook=\"true\" id=\"product-description-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aboutthebook\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpon the release of Sufjan Stevens' seventh studio album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarrie \u0026amp; Lowell\u003c\/em\u003e, two divergent groups found themselves as strange bedfellows: the LGBTQIA+ community and American evangelical Christians. Both were united in praise for Stevens' beautifully melancholic music.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritically acclaimed as one of the best albums of 2015, the elegiac and intimate record about the death of Sufjan's estranged mother reflects the musician's own paradoxical posture-\u003cem\u003eCarrie \u0026amp; Lowell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis both sacred\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprofane, Christian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003equeer, traditional\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprogressive, despairing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehopeful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheologian and cultural critic Joel Mayward considers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarrie \u0026amp; Lowell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas a mystical metamodern\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ememento mori\u003c\/em\u003e, Sufjan's symphonic (as opposed to systematic) approach to the questions of mortality, sexuality, and God. Fusing critical observations with personal narrative, Mayward examines the unique audience reception of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarrie \u0026amp; Lowell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the questions it raises: in a world of division, how might Stevens' affecting music act as a bridge of love between seemingly irreconcilable communities? As\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarrie \u0026amp; Lowell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereminds us of the painful truth that “we're all gonna die,” perhaps it also offers a glimpse of transcendence and hope on this side of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/33-1%2F3\" class=\"secondary series-name\" data-a8n=\"pdp_see-collection__link\"\u003e33 1\/3\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec publisher-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"label\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003eBloomsbury Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec upc-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb class=\"label\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"value\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bnc-ean\"\u003e9798765132777\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Librairie Résonance Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51401996206212,"sku":null,"price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/9801\/1780\/files\/94865F00-F47D-424E-8F32-DD6741CD2BB1.jpg?v=1766075844","url":"https:\/\/librairieresonance.com\/en\/products\/sufjan-stevens-carrie-lowell","provider":"Librairie Résonance Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}