Sufjan Stevens - The AscensionDouble vinyl LP pressing. The Ascension is the eighth studio album from singer, songwriter and composer Sufjan Stevens and is the long awaited follow up to Stevens' Carrie & Lowell. One of the most acclaimed albums of 2015, The New York Times praised Carrie & Lowell as "restrained and meticulous" while Pitchfork declared it "a masterpiece." In the time between Carrie & Lowell and the forthcoming The Ascension, Stevens also released Oscar nominated

Vick once again shows herself to be a fearless seeker shedding light on the unanswerable

and while street thief Dororo has managed to survive

"Mean To Me"

and renegade Aikido master Sakura (Eiji Go)

Perhaps it's more than just chance that has brought them together

Until the late 1680s

are on a tear of late

in France and beyond

interior way of singing

Hypnotizing in it's trucking rhythms and enchanting with it's solos and guitar colors

This album features the great Sonata in C minor

Portugal (2x)