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Written and recorded in the wake of the death of his mother—with whom he had a troubled relationship—Sufjan’s new album is his most hauntingly personal yet. Love, anger and insecurity melt into songs rife with photographic details as he sings Depth of Dignity; Fourth of July; No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross; the title track, and more songs of gentle tone but cavernous depth. Asthmatic Kitty.