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Seven Swans

by Sufjan Stevens

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All Time

of 455,319

1,031
2000's

of 265,611

105
2004

of 38,944

16

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Overall Rating: 3.3050 Seven Swans is ranked overall as 3.3050 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.3045 Seven Swans has an avg. critic score of 3.3045 out of 4 stars

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Stylus Magazine

The book of Revelations alone has over thirty references to the number seven. Throughout the Bible, the number is used to denote completion and perfection. The root of the Hebrew word for the number seven means perfect, complete, or satisfied. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

He shares [Elliott] Smith's gift for sketching in complex emotional states with telling details

PopMatters

Seven Swans easily does the job of securing Sufjan Stevens as one of those songwriters you must become familiar with. ...more

Stylus Magazine

While Seven Swans is possibly a better record than Michigan, with such an overtly Christian sheen, it will be interesting to see if the liberal music press gives it as much praise as it deserves. ...more

All Music Guide

Like faith, these songs require patience, as their almost mantra-like arcs take their time to fully form. ...more

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Spin

Like Elliott Smith after ten years of Sunday...read the complete review at Spin

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Drowned In Sound

It was just about a week ago that I proclaimed to a friend that Sufjan Stevens was most likely my current favorite singer/songwriter under the age of 30. I then revised that statement to the age of under 40, and then I even went ahead and declared...read the complete review at Drowned In Sound

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The A.V. Club

Singer-songwriter Sufjan ("Soof-yahn") Stevens probably never dreamed that last year's unassuming Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lake State would become a word-of-mouth and underground-press sensation: The album—Stevens' third—floated...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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