In 2003 the American singer / songwriter Sufjan Stevens started his ambitious plan to dedicate a CD to every American state. The album was the result. Two years later, (also: Come On Feel The Illinoise) followed, which was very well received and ended in many annual lists among the best CDs of 2005. The Avalanche is not the next CD in the project, but a collection of outtakes and extras from the
… Illinois album. And if you look at the number of tracks (21) and the time (almost 76 minutes) of this extra, you realize that with this work ethic, Stevens' rather absurd plan might one day be realized. (IV)more
