A Beginner’s Mind
A collaborative collection of intimate, movie-inspired folk songs. Soft acoustic guitars, vintage synthesizers, and perfectly blended, whispered vocal harmonies.
A collaborative collection of intimate, movie-inspired folk songs. Soft acoustic guitars, vintage synthesizers, and perfectly blended, whispered vocal harmonies.
Collaborative detour
Two voices whisper over nylon strings and the warm hum of cheap, old synthesizers. These quiet duets turn late-night movie plots into fragile, sunlit folk songs that feel like secrets shared in the dark.
By translating classic film plots into delicate, poetic allegories, the songwriting relies on cinematic storytelling to ground its spiritual musings far more explicitly than the catalog's typical personal confessions.
Critics warmly embraced the album's gentle acoustic harmonies, praising how the collaborative songwriting transforms various cinematic inspirations into a deeply compassionate and serene listening experience. Though understated in its delivery, reviewers found the collection to be a quietly captivating testament to the power of creative partnership.
“As art begets art, A Beginner’s Mind is both truly inspirational and a testament to what can come out of work-shopping with A-list performers”Read review
“With a collection of gentle duets inspired by great-to-iffy movies, the veteran songwriter and protégé uncover mythic resonances and ugly truths”Read review
“Sufjan Stevens is taking aim on A Beginner’s Mind with catchy alt-folk that soothes the ear while placing bitter contents below the surface”Read review
“This duo have reflected on their classic movie binge-watch in sweetly harmonised acoustic tranquility, like a modern day Simon & Garfunkel with PhDs in psychotherapy”Read review
“A Beginner’s Mind will not wow you with grand theatrics but it will have you on the edge of your seat nevertheless”Read review
“The duo’s movie marathon-inspired collaboration is more than the sum of its parts”Read review
“This album attempts to posit an answer to its own rhetorical question and asks: what would a world that isn’t cruel but compassionate, and kind, sound like?”Read review
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