Sufjan Stevens airs "Should Have Known Better"

As usual, Stevens pulls absolutely zero punches. Fusing his trademark acoustic timbres with synths nicked from Postal Service's "Such Great Heights", Stevens sends a cavalcade of shivers up your spine so intense you'll crumble on the floor in a spasming heap.

The record has been created alongside Casey Foubert, Laura Veirs, Nedelle Torrisi, Sean Carey, Ben Lester and Thomas Bartlett and mixed by Stevens, Bartlett and Pat Dillet.

Carrie & Lowell will be released 30 March via Stevens' Asthmatic Kitty label. To pre-order, head here.

Take a few minutes to compose yourself, then listen to "Should Have Known Better" below. Bring tissues.