Sufjan Stevens / Nico Muhly / Bryce Dessner / James McAlister – Planetarium Artist_Gustaffson so it was only released

so it was only released on CD and digital

and having discovered a shared love of poetry and a common zeal for authentic selfexpression

hence the album title We Had To Let You Have It

The arrangements are pretty maximalist and we were treading new ground with the instrumentation

Sufjan Stevens / Nico Muhly / Bryce Dessner / James McAlister – Planetarium Artist_Gustaffson so it was only releasedAn album composed by Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister. Flanked by a string quartet and a consort of seven trombones, this unique collaborative ensemble have assembled an expansive song cycle that explores the Sun, the Moon, the planets and other celestial bodies of our solar system (and beyond) through soundscape, song, science and myth. The subject of the album is not just the wilderness of outer space, but also the