Sufjan Stevens stopped by The Guardian to praise jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott. Scott sings in a youthful soprano, and finds unusual phrasings and emphases inside every song (Stevens talked about this in his interview with Brandon too). Notes Stevens: “Pop music is so structured, and I’m excited to try and challenge that in my own work.” More of Stevens’s appreciation at The Guardian.
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Another great endorsement of Little Jimmy Scott from Eef Barzelay, singer for Clem Snide at
http://www.rocktorch.com/2010/02/15/eef-barzelay-carries-a-torch-for-little-jimmy-scott/