Sufjan Stevens announces the re -edition of “Carrie and Lowell” for the tenth anniversary with 40 minutes of new music

Today, March 31, 2025, one of Sufjan Stevens's most important albums, “Carrie & Lowell”, turns 10. To celebrate the event, Asthmatic Kitty has announced a new edition deluxe For the tenth anniversary, which will include unpublished music, a artwork 40 pages and a new essay by Stevens.
Outgoing on May 30, the extended edition will offer 40 minutes of material bonus of the time, including demo versions of “Death with dignity”, “Should Have Known Better”, “The Only Thing” and “Eugene”; Outtake of “Fouurt of July” and “Wallowa Lake Monster”; And the original version of “Mystery of Love”, subsequently adapted and Reincisa for the film “Call me with your name” by Luca Guadagnino. As a preview, the demo of “Mystery of Love” is available in streaming below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNDUNPXPRY

The reprint also includes an alternative cover with a wider version of the original Polaroid, which shows the handwritten caption by a child – “Carrie & Lowell” – thus revealing the origin of the album title (written by Sufjan's sister, Djamilah).
THE'artwork 40 pages will contain various collages of vintage family photos, which cover four generations, interspersed with works of art and drawings on themes such as death, mourning, dying and state of Oregon, as well as photographs of landscapes taken by Stevens during his travels in the United States West more than ten years ago.
The preorder for “Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition)” is already available at this link.

Sufjan Stevens, who recently revealed that he was suffering from an autoimmune disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome, returned in 2023 with the album “Javelin”, dedicated to his partner Evans Richardson, who passed away in April. “It was an absolute jewel in person, full of life, love, laughter, curiosity, integrity and joy – the American singer -songwriter had remembered – was one of those rare and beautiful people who are only once in their life: precious, impeccable and absolutely exceptional in every sense”.
Eight years later “Carrie & Lowell”, Stevens returned to the essentials, to its more minimalist and uncovered side. In the middle there was the usual plethora of digressions, experiments and assorted collaborations, but basically the expectations all aimed at this moment. And if that urgent sense of urgency that animated “Carrie & Lowell” remains probably unrepeatable, “Javelin” manages to conquer an expressive maturity in which the various dimensions of Sufjan's multiverse find their best conciliation.