Sufjan Stevens ( ) (born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Petoskey, Michigan.

He is considered part of the folk revival in indie pop, but his influences are very broad. His music has been likened to electronica and the minimalism of Steve Reich.

Sufjan Stevens (born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Detroit , Michigan . He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. He has enjoyed wide critical success in the United States . He is considered part of the folk revival in indie pop , but his influences are very broad, including electronica , the jazz of Vince Guaraldi , and the academic minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass . Th