Last night, a select Dublin audience got a full headphones listen to Sufjan’s new album Carrie & Lowell (March 27th), an album that addresses his mother’s death and which pats down his sonics to the folk-style of his earlier work.
‘Should Have Known Better’ stays true to that contemplative style as heard on ‘No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross’ . The song is about his mother who left the family when he was 1, remained distant and dealing with that as through your life. This Pitchfork interview gives more background to the album.
Pre-order the album from Tower on vinyl.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
