It also contains a new essay from Stevens.

His relationship with his mother was complicated in life, and no less so following her death in 2012.

With this record, I needed to extract myself out of this environment of make-believe, Stevens toldPitchforkin 2015.

Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens will release ‘Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition)’ on May 30.Emmanuel Afolabi

Its not really trying to say anything new, or prove anything, or innovate.

It feels artless, which is a good thing.

This is not my art project; this is my life.