In the time between Carrie and Lowell and The Ascension, Stevens also released Oscar-nominated music for the Luca Guadagnino film Call Me By Your Name for example.Nach der 2019 veröffentlichten Ballettpartitur „The Decalogue“ und dem gemeinsam mit seinem Stiefvater aufgenommenem experimentellen New Age-Album „Aporia“ aus diesem Frühjahr, kündigt die amerikanische Indie-Songwriter-Ikone den lang erwarteten Nachfolger seines gefeierten 2015er-Trauer-Meisterwerks „Carrie & Lowell“ an!

The Ascension is the eighth studio album from singer, songwriter and composer Sufjan Stevens and is the long awaited follow-up to Stevens‘ Carrie abd Lowell. In the time between Carrie and Lowell and The Ascension, Stevens also released Oscar-nominated music for the Luca Guadagnino film Call Me By Your Name; a collaborative album entitled Planetarium with Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner (The National) and James Mcalister; The Decalogue, a solo piano work performed by Timo Andres; and scored several works for ballet: Reflections (Houston Ballet) and Principia (NYCB). The Ascension is musically expansive and sweeping in thematic scope.