Sufjan Stevens – Michigan

“Michigan” is the third studio album by American indie folk artist Sufjan Stevens, released on July 1, 2003, by Sounds Familyre, Asthmatic Kitty, and Secretly Canadian in the US, and Rough Trade in Europe. The album is a concept album that explores various aspects of the U.S. state of Michigan, and it is the first in Stevens’ planned series of fifty albums, each representing a different U.S. state. The album received critical acclaim for its lush production and emotional depth, and it was praised for its ambitious concept.