I gotta say, never got into Sufjan after all these years, mainly because of his wispy voice. Friends would play me some of his stuff and I’d always be lukewarm about it. It never went anywhere for me and the music just seemed kinda bland and clean cut, which translated into this weird general emotion that wasn’t very personal. ”John Wayne Gacy Jr.” was a fitting song for this sound because it was creepy and detached enough to sell the story of the character, otherwise I didn’t get it. But I gotta say this video is making me give him another listen. He’s got a charm to him at the beginning and the arrangement/instrumentation is very admirable.
Though I still think he would benefit to deliver some semblance of soul with his vocals.
(Source: moritz421)
