Sufjan Stevens Celebrates 10th Anniversary of “Carrie & Lowell” with Unreleased Tracks Reissue

Sufjan Stevens Announces 10th Anniversary Edition

Sufjan Stevens has revealed the reprint of the 10th anniversary edition of his beloved 2015 album “Carrie & Lowell,” which will feature previously unheard tracks.

• READ MORE: Review: Sufjan Stevens – 'Carrie & Lowell'

The Michigan singer-songwriter will commemorate a decade since the original release of “Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition),” scheduled for release on May 30 through Asthmatic Kitty Records. You can place a pre-order here.

Unreleased Track and Deluxe Edition Details

To mark this announcement, Stevens has shared an unreleased demo version of “Mystery of Love,” a track from the original recording sessions that was later revised for Luca Guadagnino’s film Call Me by Your Name. Listen to the poignant version below, featuring slightly altered lyrics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNDUNPXPRKY

The deluxe edition will include an expanded album presented as a double LP with seven bonus tracks, a 40-page art book, and a new essay by Stevens. The artwork will feature an enlarged polaroid that uncovers the original works of art, adorned with a previously hidden signature, written in the handwriting of Stevens’ sister, Jamil.

Tracklist for Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition)

Disk 1:

1. “Death with Dignity”
2. “I Had to Know Better”
3. “All I Want All of You”
4. “Attracted to Blood”
5. “Eugene”
6. “Fourth of July”
7. “The Only Thing”
8. “Carrie & Lowell”
9. “John, My Beloved”
10. “No Shadow in the Shadow of the Cross”
11. “Blue Bucket of Gold”

Disk 2:

1. “Death with Dignity (Demo)”
2. “I Had to Know Better (Demo)”
3. “Eugene (Demo)”
4. “The Only Thing (Demo)”
5. “Mystery of Love (Demo)”
6. “Wallowa Lake Monster (Version 2)”
7. “Fourth of July (Version 4)”

“Carrie & Lowell” is named after Stevens’ stepfather and his mother, who struggled with depression, alcoholism, and schizophrenia, leaving the family when Sufjan was just a year old. Following her passing in 2012, Sufjan chose to create his seventh album as a poignant exploration of their fractured relationship.

In 2015, NME awarded the album 4.5 stars, stating: “Cutting to a lean and precise 44-and-a-half minutes, ‘Carrie & Lowell’ – adorned with an image of the couple on the cover – is one of Sufjan’s most profound and consistently remarkable records, but also his darkest. Such fragile fanfares as ‘Adlai Stevenson’, or festive party tunes reminiscent of 2006, reveal an alt-folk delicacy steeped in blood, grief, and devastation.”

Sufjan’s most recent album was released in 2023.