this is from last night:

I actually was discussing with Matt the other day how Sufjan has been exhausted. He's a great artist, but really, he's no longer the indie king he was right after Illinois. I wouldn't say that the collective public as a whole is sick of him, I just think that after Illinois he had this Midas-touch syndrome going on and we all happily gobbled up anything that he threw our way.

After Illinois, when I heard he was coming out with Avalanche, all the versions of songs that didn't make it onto the album, I was really excited for this 'new' Sufjan material. But then when it rolled around that the album was out....I admit that I was kind of Sufjan-ed out. I took the summer off from Sufjan more or less; not to say that my love for him ever faded. Like any other relationship, I just needed a break. Came back from Mexico and heard that he was coming to town, but the show had already sold out. (Still looking for a ticket to his show next month, if you know anyone who has an extra. I'm not willing to pay the $60 that people are selling their tix for on craigslist. Ridiculous. But the people who sell tickets above face value is another rant for another blog.) Tonight I downloaded 3 alternate versions of Chicago off of Avalanche, and I've got the Sufjan bug again. At least for tonight.

My music obsessions often are mercurial. While I can't get enough of Chicago tonight, tomorrow I may not even want to hear Sufjan again for a while. Why do you think tonight is the first time I've really listened to anything off of The Avalanche, even though I could have had it in April if I wanted?

Prior to the Sufjan this evening I was on a huge Sunny Day Real Estate kick. Jeremy Enigk of SDRE is coming out with a solo album in October. I downloaded an upcoming track amd have been listening to it on repeat. His voice has an ethereal quality to it, and it reminded me of how much I love SDRE. Now WHY has it been so long since I sat down and listened to them?

The past hour I have been fluctuating between SDRE and Sufjan, and I am happy, as well as my ears.

That means it's time for bed.