composer and bassoonist Cody Putman

and the occasional addition of swirly moog and staccato drum pad beats keep it from slipping into nostalgia

Bad Sports

This record is really good for make-out sessions with your crush(es)

although you could never level the adjective 'commercial' at them

SUFJAN STEVENS - Seven Swans LP Minimal Wave composer and bassoonist Cody PutmanMulti instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens made a couple of records that slipped under the radar before his third, the astoundingly lush post rock concept album GREETINGS FROM MICHIGAN, gained him critical attention and cult status. Seemingly bent on not repeating himself, Stevens scales down MICHIGAN's grandeur to a minimalist palette for SEVEN SWANS. Where the previous album was instrumentally comparable to Tortoise or Stereolab, SEVEN SWANS is