The Avalanche (Sufjan Stevens album)

The Avalanche
A line-drawing of Stevens wearing an orange truckers' cap, blue shirt with a yellow "I" on it, orange cape, brown pants, and black shoes suspended over an automobile, sprinkling it with seeds. A man in a grey suit stands behind him, with the album's name written in script.
Compilation album by
Sufjan Stevens
ReleasedJuly 11, 2006 (2006-07-11)
RecordedLate 2004, Late 2005 to January 2006
Genre
Length75:50
LabelAsthmatic Kitty
ProducerSufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens chronology
Illinois
(2005) 		The Avalanche
(2006) 		Songs for Christmas
(2006)

The Avalanche (styled The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album! on the cover) is a 2006 compilation album by indie rock singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens, consisting of outtakes and other recordings from the sessions for his album Illinois, released the previous year. The title song "The Avalanche" was also a bonus track on the Illinois vinyl and iTunes release.

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