Today’s Vegetable:
Consider What He Says To You, Consider What’s To Come

I had a revelation in the mid-90s that I should have gotten a Scorpions tattoo in the 80s. By the time I thought of it, though, I felt it was too late — their music was watered down, and a Scorps tattoo would come off more ironic than rockin. I assumed I simply had missed my chance at this sort of thing, but you know, for these last several years the idea of getting a Belle & Sebastian tattoo has seemed like an equally great idea.

I never thought about this level of fealty in terms of anyone else until last week when I went on a(nother) Sufjan Stevens rampage (three words you often see together). I’m repeatedly over-the-moon impressed with his creativity, commitment, and especially his courage. It’s not exactly a Jesus-loving community out there in the independent-music world, but Sufjan responds to what moves him, whether it’s Christ or John Wayne Gacy.

And plus how adorable is he?

So, you know, go ahead and feel confident about that Sufjan tattoo. This photo’s a good place to start, but he takes a lot of good pictures.

The more fortunate and economically comfortable among us will be able to see the entire Seven Swans album performed this Saturday at All Tomorrow’s Parties in NYC.

Sufjan Stevens – The Transfiguration from Seven Swans (produced by the legendary Daniel Smith and recently rereleased on vinyl on Sounds Familyre)

http://asthmatickitty.com/sufjan-stevens

And here’s a little “Seven Swans” from his 2006 tour (if you want to catch the beginning of the story, it’s written in the info on the video’s YouTube page):

Tagged as: Daniel Smith, Danielson, Folk, Rock, Scorpions, Songs, Songs That Make Me Cry, Sufjan Stevens