where you'd least expect

first Sufjan appears as the lead-in music on a segment [see Peugeot 207 vs. Teen Parkours] of last Sunday's episode of the BBC's Top Gear motoring programme, and now this.

an after-school youth program has produced a rap track sampling "They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!" from Stevens' latest proper album Illinois (the outtakes of which were recently released as The Avalanche). very interesting mashup, and I echo Pitchfork who hope that this might start a new trend.

word.