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- Summary: The eighth full-length solo studio release is the indie artist's first in five years.
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- Record Label: Asthmatic Kitty
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 21 out of 25
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Mixed: 4 out of 25
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Negative: 0 out of 25
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Sep 24, 2020I was rendered wonderfully weightless by a journey that delivered whole galaxies of nuance in a universal context. Trust me: the force is strong in this one.
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Sep 24, 2020The Ascension is one of Sufjan Stevens’ grandest, most ambitious works yet.
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Oct 6, 2020The Ascension harks back to the heavy electronics of 2010’s Age of Adz but with adroit focus on the themes of existential dread and the quest for meaning with a bounty of angry yet hopeful songs that satisfy melodically and metaphysically.
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Sep 24, 2020With an 80-minute runtime, The Ascension feels overwhelming in its second act. ... But worried as it is, The Ascension isn’t without joy.
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Sep 24, 2020A bloated and often beautiful portrait of political and emotional anxiety that longs for nothing more than to break away from the systems that brought us to this current moment.
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Sep 25, 2020The Ascension is, by design, kind of a drag: a dark and emotionally distant mood piece whose lyrics rarely touch on the specifics necessary to anchor the music, and whose music is rarely exciting enough to elevate his words. ... The Ascension fares best when Stevens looks inward.
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Sep 28, 2020With few exceptions, Ascension is channeled into one energy level, despite the variety of sounds. It’s busy lethargy: too hive-like to be soothing, too sedated to be invigorating.
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Positive: 16 out of 18
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Mixed: 0 out of 18
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Negative: 2 out of 18
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Sep 25, 2020Sufjan has made a banger once again and I am happy for it once again in five years.
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Sep 11, 2021
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Oct 4, 2020
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Sep 25, 2020yesss he did it again
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Sep 27, 2020
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Sep 25, 2020amazing album, Age of adz , Aporia , Planetarium into one unity...
very unique from instrumental side -
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Sep 27, 2020
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