Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension (September 25, 2020) Album • Page 21

I’ve put this on a few times now but gotten busy halfway through so haven’t listened to it fully. The first few tracks are fantastic.

 

Be sure to set aside some time for the full thing, it's a real journey - I enjoyed it enough that I don't want to listen again until I can listen in full; it makes such an impact that way!

 

I listened a few times on Friday in the background whilst I was at work but couldn’t focus. Just managed to listen properly... this is an album that sounds much better when turned up loud and given the attention it’s due. What an atmosphere.

 

This has already grown on me significantly

 

You mean it’s ascended?

 

The end of Tell Me You Love Me got my ass

 

Run Away With Me is becoming one of my all time favorite Soof tracks

 

This write up from bandcamp helped make more sense of the approach for this record

The Ascension Descends on Sufjan Stevens

“I don’t want to write a song about myself over a beat like that,” he continues. “I feel like the beats themselves…they’re generating movement, right? It’s not like I’m making dance music or pop music necessarily here, but because it’s all beat driven, I feel like there’s something fundamentally kind of physical about it that isn’t personal.”

 

I've had this stuck in my head since last night. I'm not even mad.

 

I had it on repeat 10 times today, so same.

 

all of these songs are extremely good but man idk how often i’ll be jumping back for an 80 minute album sheesh

that being said i love it and it’s perfect?

 

wow his voice on landslide is insane

 

I don't think it's necessarily indicative of the quality of this album either way but... I've started it three times since Friday and fallen asleep to it twice.

 

I LOVE when he presses his voice like that. Probably my 2nd favorite song on here.

 

Ursa Major is turning into a favorite too. Super interesting bleeps and tasty bloops

 

At this point I’d say I’m fully on board. The run from Death Star to the end is as good as he’s ever been.

 

I love the end of "Tell Me You Love Me" so much. It feels like the one moment of real joy and relief on the record.

 

I love Sugar so much

 

I want more lead guitar like that of Landslide.

 

it really is my fav part of the album. Love how you can interpret the lyrics multiple ways. In one way, it’s a depressed person confessing their down state to their lover & saying I’m gonna love ya despite being in a bad place. In another way, the ending can be taken as the other lover responding to the depressed person saying I’m still here. Either way, the sentiment is fucking beautiful.

 

New radio interview out with Zan Rowe.

Sufjan Stevens on faith, social media, and caring less as he grows older

 

Getting better with each listen

 

For the life of me I can't understand why anyone would dislike this or be lukewarm towards it.

 

Listening right now and realizing how excited I am to hear each song

 

my pre-order is listed as "shipped" on bandcamp, fuck yeah!