Sufjan Stevens - Exploding Whale / Fourth of July (PPD remix) w/ full color picture sleeve
Artist: Sufjan Stevens | Label: Asthmatic Kitty | Format: 7" 45 | Genre: Rock | 45 Condition: New | Jacket: Sealed
Sufjan Stevens
Asthmatic Kitty 371
Exploding Whale
Asthmatic Kitty 371
Exploding Whale
b/w
Fourth of July (PPD remix)
Exploding Whale was released just after Carie & Lowell and was originally intended to be a tour-only 7", but was later distributed online by Asthmatic Kitty in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the exploding whale incident. Like many songs on Carrie & Lowell, this song has references to Oregon. The Exploding Whale Incident was a famous “epic fail” incident that happened in Florence, Oregon in 1970, when a dead sperm whale washed up on a beach. It began to smell horrible so the Highway Department took it upon themselves to solve the problem by attempting to disintegrate the whale carcass with dynamite.
Fourth of July is a conversation between Sufjan and his mother, Carrie, while she was dying in the hospital. Each stanza alternates between them.
NEW SEALED 7" 45 - comes in a full color picture sleeve
