CRYING MY EYES OUT TO SUFJAN STEVENS - JAVELIN

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[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

beauty and pain - album of the year

[@nerolilaine9973]

2 lines in to Goodbye Evergreen, I was crying

[@heyitsmira17]

I love it when people just feel an album in its entirety. Sufjan has been the most present artist in my life this year. Even though I've been listening to Illinois songs for years, I never took the time to explore his discography beyond that. By accident, in January of this year, I stumbled upon Carrie & Lowell. At that time, it just so happened that I lost my cousin to cancer. It had been a very tough battle for her and I just felt a lot of regret for many things. Things I left unsaid, the way my social anxiety prevented me from talking to her and giving more support. I felt guilty for living when she passed, and C&L was just... there for me. That devaastating sadness, the regret, the self-destructiveness, everything I felt was there. It was healing in a way because I felt so seen an understood. Then I heard Sufjan was about to release a new album. On the same month of its release, my dog, my best friend of 12 years and light of my life, passed away. And once again, I felt like Sufjan's voice was there to guide me through my grief. It was different from the type of grief that I felt at the beginning of the year, just like C&L and Javelin are very different, but both still amazingly touching. I don't feel sad for not knowing about C&L earlier. It reached me when I needed most. The ending song of Javelin, the Neil Young cover, somehow managed to give me hope. Hadn't felt that in years. I truly believe Sufjan is a special type of human. His voice, words and songs reach people in a marvelous way and I'm thankful for his existence. Sorry for ranting, it's just something that I thought of after hearing of both albums together. Thank you for sharing your reaction, hope you have a great day ❤

[@bigfreshscones]

Hi there! I am so so sorry to hear about your losses, that sounds so devastating but I’m so glad you have had these albums to help pull you through and to help you deal with all of this. Sufjan really is a special person and his music affects us all differently in many ways. Everything will be okay I promise you❤️ thank you for taking the time to write this and I’m so glad you enjoyed the reaction. I hope you have an amazing day, you deserve it!

[@anmliea]

this album got me bawling every single song. this has been such a painful year so full of lost but also so much love. death teaches you so much about love in a way you could never imagine. he was able to capture so perfectly and beautifully all that mess of feelings grief comes with. it's comforting and heartbreaking at the same time.

[@bigfreshscones]

I couldn’t have said it better myself ❤️

[@Dani_London]

since you asked for feedback at the end of the video, I will give it. Sufjan is my no.1 artist so I'm basically watching every single reaction there is of this album on YT. This is the first I've seen of your content. And I loved every second of this video; and I love you dude. You're so likable, so funny, so sincere. I have instantly subscribed because any Sufjan fan is a friend of mine. I hate to be a spoilt little bastard but if you haven't already checked out Black Country, New Road, I would like to request that you do a reaction to Ants From Up There and then all of their other albums please. And maybe Sufjan's All Delighted People if you haven't already heard that one because sometimes people miss it as it's technically an EP (even though it's basically an album). Okay, this is getting too long. Thank you for the video bro; you're good at this so wish you all the best on your goal of getting to 1k by eoy. Peace.

[@bigfreshscones]

🥹 thank you so so much for such kind words it means the world! & I’ve actually always wanted to do a reaction of Ants From Up There! I got you! Welcome to the channel I appreciate you❤️

[@Dani_London]

@@bigfreshscones yess, I look forward to Ants then !! And thank you for the sick videos :))

[@dominique3731]

"so you are tired of us / so rest your head / turning back fourteen years / of what i did and said" "rest in my arms / sleep in my bed / there's a design / to what i did and said"

[@mallorykay1816]

Oh my god yes Vito’s Ordination Song (acoustic specifically) is one of my favorite Sufjan songs ever-I love how much this album feels like a sort of reincarnation of Greetjngs from MI and All Delighted People with a new story and context

[@mr._baum153]

"theres a world" is a cover but it changes every feature of the original song except for the lyrics. The melodies and harmonies are completely different. Javelin (the title track) may be short but I really appreciate how important it still seems. I dont know what the tracks meaning is but I know its important.

[@bigfreshscones]

Oh really? I was shocked when I read ‘Neil Young’😂 & i totally agree it was a beautiful short track and fit perfectly into the album!

[@heyitsmira17]

To me, Javelin (the track, but also the album) is about love, it being a javelin in itself. Love comes also with pain, some fights, some struggling, but it's still beautiful and worth experiencing. To love someone is to target them, to maybe hurt them, to change them. It's losing a bit of yourself to give it to someone else. Complementing this feeling that the song itself gave me, Sufjan's essays for the album have titles that connect to form the phrase "My love is a weapon thrown onto the oblivion of your body".

[@andrewlocke6103]

I think it's a mistake to expect artists to suffer in order to then create their best pieces. When it works out well, we should appreciate it as in this case, but it's a cruel standard to set. Love the review, thanks!

[@MsSera21]

I love this album so much but it's so sad! But hopeful?

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

his bf died so find hope if you can

[@paupinkpeas3258]

@@MostlyLoveOfMusicthis album is not about love but still about love. He turned grief into hope, for me. He remembers and wishes to be loved again, like we all do. AOTY. Good reaction

[@EXOTICSCONES]

😭

[@alsknbullwrm]

The only way to listen to Sufjan Stevens

[@bigfreshscones]

So true

[@rayname908]

Have you heard Cocteau Twins? The best

[@TheJudeJane]

This can’t compare in sadness to On The Day You Leave by John Mayer. No way!