Channel Title: Asthmatic Kitty Records Channel Description: Born in 1999, Asthmatic Kitty Records was originally conceived as a platform for musical projects by a community of artists from Holland, Michigan, a small city on the shore of Lake Michigan. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local colleges and universities. While the original Holland nucleus has now dispersed to various parts of the country, the fellowship is still growing, with new friends and shared projects with other independent labels. Asthmatic Kitty is now based in Lander, Wyoming, Indianapolis, Indiana and New York City. Asthmatic Kitty was named after Sara, a voluptuous orange and white longhair who wandered out of the woods in 1995, pregnant, starving, and afflicted with various parasites and ailments, including feline asthma. Although she still wheezes a bit, especially when being chased by her sister Tabby, Sara today enjoys a healthy and happy life of luxury. Cast-off animals make the best pets! <video> Denison Witmer - Anything At All - Available for Pre-Order Now Description: @denisonwitmer returns with a new collection of ten vibrant and pensive folk-pop songs recorded and produced by @SufjanStevensOfficial his long-time friend and collaborator. Anything At All finds Denison in a suitably reflective mood, mining sublime revelation from an ordinary, domesticated life. Topics like bird watching, carpentry, houseplants, and hiking offer insights into bigger, existential questions about life, death, meaning, and purpose. What are we doing with the precious time we have left on this earth? Whether it’s spent making clocks, gathering berries, planting trees, or putting the kids to bed at night, these songs suggest that a life lived with thoughtfulness and care can lead to deeper joy and fulfillment. Recorded sporadically over a period of two years, Anything At All was primarily created at Sufjan’s Catskills studio during the pandemic, with additional sessions recorded by Andy Park, in Seattle, WA. Contributors include Stevens and Park as well as Sam Evian, Hannah Cohen, Sean Lane, and Keenan O'Meara, amongst others. The album’s musical aesthetic marries Denison’s folksy, Mennonite vibe with Sufjan’s signature bells and whistles: lush strings and woodwinds, women’s choir, and an occasional jazzy saxophone weave their way around Denison’s matter-of-fact vocals and acoustic guitar. These are simple folk songs with bursts of awe and wonder. </video> <video> Sisters Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz, performing on @Npr's Tiny Desk Description: </video> <video> Happy anniversary to 'Enjoy Your Rabbit' by Sufjan Stevens (2001). Description: This video was made by the amazing Justin Lai! </video> <video> Bernadette tests out her Silver & Gold Cover Art Blanket Description: After rigorous testing, Bernadette is absolutely smitten with her new Silver & Gold Cover Art Blanket. "10/10, paws down" - Bernadette If your pet loves Silver & Gold merch as much as Bernadette does, we’d love to see! Share your photos and tag us - we may feature your furry friend! Shop the Silver & Gold collection- https://store.asthmatickitty.com/collections/silver-gold </video> <video> 24 October 2024 Description: </video> <video> In September 2021, Sufjan & Angelo released 'A Beginner's Mind'. Description: To celebrate, here is a clip of the music video from 'Back To Oz' Produced by Straight to TellCharacter Design and Animation by Clara Murray </video> <video> Four years ago today, Sufjan released 'The Ascension'... Description: Described by NME as ‘a sprawling and powerful dissection of modern humanity'. </video> <video> Denison Witmer - "Older and Free" (Official Lyric Video) Description: “Older and Free” by Denison Witmer, released on 10/25/2024. Available to stream everywhere: https://denisonwitmer.lnk.to/olderandfree ~Video Credits~ Directed and animated by Stephen Halker Original art by Eric Fisher ~Lyrics~ Down by the lake it’s all Queen Anne’s Lace Up in the hills it’s Wineberry I stopped at a farmstand along my way Picked up a pint of wild cherries Older and free To do as I please Beholden to no one else For the first time in weeks Follow Lenape trail blue-orange blaze Across the foothill to the stream Air in my lungs and a burn in my legs And my mind blowing wild like a sheet Older and free To do as I please Beholden to no one else For the first time in weeks Oh the sound The wind as it rushes through the trees It’s poetry Oh the sound The leaves as they blow out of the trees It’s poetry Old and free Beholden to no one but me For the first time in weeks </video> <video> Sufjan Stevens - "Mr. Frosty Man" Music Video by Lee Hardcastle Description: You might want to hide the children's eyes for this one folks ... presenting the not-so-kid-friendly claymation video for "Mr. Frosty Man", by @LeeHardcastle. ⁠ #SufjanStevens, #MrFrostyMan </video> <video> The Welcome Wagon - "March 1" Description: "March 1" - The Welcome Wagon For more information and to stream everywhere: https://linktr.ee/thewelcomewagon ~Video Credits~ Directed/Produced by Ben Stamper </video> <video> What is your favorite song on Side A of Javelin? Description: 1 - Goodbye Evergreen 🌲, 2 - A Running Start 🏃, 3 - Will Anybody Ever Love Me 😻, 4 - Everything That Rises ☀️ & 5 - Genuflecting Ghost 👻 Cast your vote by adding the emoji that corresponds with your song choice. </video> <video> Denison Witmer - "Focus Ring (feat. Sufjan Stevens)" (Official Lyric Video) Description: “Focus Ring (feat. Sufjan Stevens)” by @denisonwitmer released on 12/4/2024. From the forthcoming album Anything At All - produced, recorded by and featuring @SufjanStevensOfficial releasing 2/14/2025 and available for pre-order now: https://denisonwitmer.lnk.to/anythingatall ~Video Credits~ Directed and animated by Stephen Halker ~Lyrics~ Are you an artist? Are you an engineer? Does the world feel straight Or did things get weird? Anything at all Anything at all you need Do you live your life in the center of a crowd? Do you stand off to the side just to watch how things play out? Anything at all Anything at all you need Doesn’t it feel easier to walk on your own feet, Pass out on the fader and sing yourself to sleep? When you lose your faith at the state of things When your heart gets turned by the focus ring Anything at all Anything at all you need It's a counterweight It’s a souvenir For the work that lies ahead The inner voice that no one hears Anything at all Anything at all you need </video> <video> What is your favorite song on Side B of Javelin? Description: 6 - My Little Red Fox 🦊, 7 - So You Are Tired 😴, 8 - Javelin (To Have And To Hold) 🤦, 9 - Shit Talk 💩, 10 - There's A World 🌎 Cast your vote by adding the emoji that corresponds with your song choice </video> <video> Denison Witmer - "A House With" (Official Music Video) Description: “A House With" by ‪@denisonwitmer‬ released on 1/15/2025. From the forthcoming album Anything At All - produced, recorded by and featuring ‪@SufjanStevensOfficial‬ releasing 2/14/2025 and available for pre-order now: https://denisonwitmer.lnk.to/anythingatall ~Video Credits~ Directed and animated by Stephen Halker ~Lyrics~ I wanted to have a house Full of bird life So I went out Bought feeders Bags of seed Hooks and chains And hung them all around the yard Just them outside every window Cardinals Sparrows Goldfinch Juncos Flickers Waxwings Titmouse Buntings Filling up my heart again Filling up my heart again I wanted to have a house Full of plant life So I went out bought planters Starts and seeds And bags of soil And put them out in every rom In the corners of the light Geranium Alocasia Jade Tree Philodendron Hydrangea Tradescantia Pye weed Rose of Sharon Night Bloom Cereus Aloe Vera Portulaca Vermillion Spathiphyllum Oxalis Terracotta Filling up my heart again Filling up my heart again I wanted to have a house Full of life and meaning But everything is wild and fleeting It comes and goes Repeating </video> <video> The Welcome Wagon - "I'm Not Fine" Description: "I'm Not Fine" - The Welcome Wagon For more information and to stream everywhere: https://linktr.ee/thewelcomewagon ~Video Credits~ Directed/Produced by Ben Stamper ~Lyrics~ I′m not fine And you're not fine And we′re not fine together (dear) x3 I told you I was sorry Are you sure that it's enough? I'm not fine And you′re not fine And we′re not fine together (dear) x3 I told you I was sorry It doesn't feel like it′s enough Lamb of God you take away the sin x8 I'm not fine And you′re not fine And we're not fine together (dear) x6 I told you I was sorry Are you sure that it′s enough? I told you I was sorry It doesn't feel like it's enough I told you I was sorry Is it ever enough? I told you I was sorry </video>

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Born in 1999, Asthmatic Kitty Records was originally conceived as a platform for musical projects by a community of artists from Holland, Michigan, a small city on the shore of Lake Michigan. Some were Holland natives, and others had come to attend local colleges and universities. While the original Holland nucleus has now dispersed to various parts of the country, the fellowship is still growing, with new friends and shared projects with other independent labels. Asthmatic Kitty is now based in Lander, Wyoming, Indianapolis, Indiana and New York City.

Asthmatic Kitty was named after Sara, a voluptuous orange and white longhair who wandered out of the woods in 1995, pregnant, starving, and afflicted with various parasites and ailments, including feline asthma. Although she still wheezes a bit, especially when being chased by her sister Tabby, Sara today enjoys a healthy and happy life of luxury. Cast-off animals make the best pets!

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