- indie pop
- 81 min
- 15 tracks
- Asthmatic Kitty Records
The Ascension is the eighth studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens. It was released through Asthmatic Kitty on September 25, 2020. The record was influenced by a range of artists, particularly Ariana Grande and her 2018 song "Thank U, Next".
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Character
Contemporary, character-led, grave and spare.
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
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Metacritic 80/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.9/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB
- Exclaim!10/10
- The Independent5/5 ★
- Mojo3/5 ★
- NME4/5 ★
- Paste8/10
- Pitchfork7/10
- Record Collector5/5 ★
- Slant Magazine3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Make Me an Offer I Cannot Refuse5:19
- 2Run Away With Me4:07
- 3Video Game4:16
- 4Lamentations3:42
- 5Tell Me You Love Me4:22
- 6Die Happy5:47
- 7Ativan6:32
- 8Ursa Major3:43
- 9Landslide5:04
- 10Gilgamesh3:50
- 11Death Star4:04
- 12Goodbye to All That3:48
- 13Sugar7:37
- 14The Ascension5:56
- 15America12:30
15 tracks, 81 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Sufjan Stevens
- Label
- Asthmatic Kitty Records
- Released
- September 25, 2020
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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