Seven Swans

Seven Swans is a folk rock music album by Sufjan Stevens. Although Stevens often has religious themes in his albums, Seven Swans is almost dominated by them. It includes songs about Abraham and Christ’s Transfiguration.

The album is softer and sparser than Stevens’s others, relying more heavily on his trademark banjo and melodramatic voice.

Seven Swans was received well by critics. The Guardian called it “a record of remarkable delicacy” and Spin magazine said it sounded “like Elliott Smith after ten years of Sunday school”.