Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension (September 25, 2020) Album • Page 7

Bummed I didn’t grab the single

 

It’s perfect

 

aaaand I immediately caved lol

sounds like a more streamlined Age of Adz track to me - good stuff

 

I needed this song

 

On my way to go get a coffee and hit play on this..

There’s another new track out there???

 

There's a B-side track which releases digitally next Friday.

 

From Pitchfork

 

damn that's a beauty.

when the children's chorus comes in. *chefs kiss*

 

I needed this song

 

I like the song, but sometimes I feel like he stretches out his ideas for way too long. He's been doing that whole repeating a line over weird beats thing for so long now. It loses its effectiveness over time.

Anyway, I'll see myself out.

 

I feel like I almost drowned and then was rescued by a spaceship

Great song

 

Song exceeded my incredibly high expectations. Sounds like Sufjan is almost renouncing his faith.. Very sad but very beautiful.

I have worshipped, I have cried
I have put my hands in the wounds on your side
I have tasted of your blood I have choked on the waters, I abated the flood
I am broken, I am beat
But I will find my way like a Judas in heat
I am fortune, I am free
I’m like a fever of light in the land of opportunity

 

Honestly.... maybe song of the year.. this is fucking incredible

 

yeah this rules

 

I think this might be one of those classic Sufjan songs where he's talking about two things at the same time. In this case God/Religion and his (former) love of America.

 

Could also be aimed at far-right Christians I think

 

Yep "My Rajneesh" is incredible as well.. This is gonna be a special one!!

 

For sure.

 

The melody in which he sings "i am broken, i am beat, But I will find my way like a Judas in heat" is already stuck in my head

Could be because I've listened to this like 8 times already.

 

Both sings pretty damn similar to the sound he was going for during the C&L tour

 

My Rajneesh is amazing holy shit

 

It is SO FUCKING GOOD

 

Only... 12 more weeks :(

 

Time's moving so fast this year, it'll feel like nothing

 

Actually feel the same way. It’s a great song, but it doesn’t feel as groundbreaking. I think it’ll really hit in the album context.