- contemporary folk, folk rock, indie folk, pop
- 73 min
- 18 tracks
- Orchard Records
A Sun Came is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, released in 2000 on Asthmatic Kitty. It was reissued four years later. Among Stevens' back catalog, A Sun Came is notable for being recorded on four-track.
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Grave, character-led, spare and contemporary.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- 1We Are What You Say5:21
- 2A Winner Needs a Wand5:45
- 3Rake2:49
- 4Siamese Twins0:15
- 5Demetrius6:01
- 6Dumb I Sound5:48
- 7Wordsworth’s Ridge (for Fran Fike)4:55
- 8Belly Button0:09
- 9Rice Pudding2:24
- 10Loverless Bed (Without Remission)6:17
- 11Godzuki0:37
- 12Super Sexy Woman2:42
- 13The Oracle Said Wander5:37
- 14Happy Birthday2:46
- 15Jason6:09
- 16Kill4:25
- 17Ya Leil5:39
- 18A Sun Came5:16
18 tracks, 73 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Sufjan Stevens
- Label
- Orchard Records
- Released
- June 13, 2000
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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