Album: The Ascension by Sufjan Stevens (2020)
Genre: Electronic
Record Label: Asthmatic Kitty Records
Format: Album

Description: The Ascension is the eighth studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens. It was released through Asthmatic Kitty on September 25, 2020.

Release
The album's lead single, "America", was released on July 3, 2020. A second single, "Video Game", was released on August 13 along with a music video choreographed by Jalaiah Harmon. A third single, "Sugar", and its music video were released on September 15.

Artist Background: Sufjan Stevens mixes autobiography, religious fantasy, and regional history to create folk songs of grand proportions. A preoccupation with epic concepts has motivated two state records (Michigan & Illinois), an electronic album for the animals of the Chinese zodiac (Enjoy Your Rabbit), atwo five-disc Christmas box sets (Songs for Christmas, Silver and Gold), and a programmatic tone poem with film accompaniment for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, a large-scale ensemble piece commissioned by B... Part of the Detroit, Michigan music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Electronic movement. Known for Folk style.

Related Artists: Angelo De Augustine, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Joanna Newsom

Music Scene: Part of the Detroit, Michigan music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Electronic movement. Known for Folk style.

Tags: Electronic, 2020s, Album, 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.

Release
The album's lead single, "America", was released on July 3, 2020. A second single, "Video Game", was released on August 13 along with a music video choreographed by Jalaiah Harmon. A third single, "Sugar", and its music video were released on September 15.

The Ascension

Sufjan Stevens

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