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Title: Audacious and Spacious (yet down to earth)
Review: Stevens' bold plan to concoct an album of songs inspired by each of the 50 U.S. states might be unattainable, but "Illinois," the second installment in the series, is strong enough to represent the border regions of Indiana and Iowa, too. Airy vocals, exquisite orchestration, eclectic instrumentation and the unlikely pairing of schizophrenic arrangements with catchy hooks helped to make it the top-rated 2005 release on online review aggregator MetaCritic. The sparse accordion, banjo and electric guitar ode to Decatur is one of my favorites.
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