Desperate for a fresh fix of Sufjan (that isn’t Xmas-related)? Soof has contributed an epic cover of Castanets‘ “You Are The Blood” to the HIV/AIDS charity compilation Dark Was The Night. Clocking in at over 10 minutes, the track makes up for Soof’s new album drought and concurrently encapsulates everything you’ve missed about him. It may technically be a cover, but “Blood” packs the clever orchestration of Illinois, the folksy underbelly of Seven Swans, the dissonant electro of Enjoy Your Rabbit, and the rockin’ brass of A Sun Came.

MP3s:
Sufjan Stevens - “You Are The Blood”
Castanets - “You Are The Blood”

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