 
                        
        Sufjan Stevens Dedicates New Album, Javelin, to Late Partner Evans Richardson IV
        “He was an absolute gem of a person, full of life, love, laughter, curiosity, integrity, and joy,” Stevens wrote. “He was one of those rare and beautiful ones you find only once in a lifetime—precious, impeccable, and absolutely exceptional in every way.”
    
            
         
                                                                                                                                             
                    