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re: Sufjan Stevens announces new album “The Ascension”

Posted on 7/11/20 at 9:45 am to
Posted by The Seaward
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 9:45 am to
After a few more listens, I’ll say My Rajneesh is excellent. Song of the year contender. I know the album is already 80 minutes, but it’s a shame it’s not on the album. America is a solid song, but this is another level.

The one good thing about it not being on the album, is I can just wear it out now instead of having to balance wanting to listen to it and wanting to save it for the album.
This post was edited on 7/11/20 at 10:52 am
Posted by The Seaward
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Posted on 8/13/20 at 10:30 am to
New song. It is pretty much a straight-up pop song.

Video Game
This post was edited on 8/13/20 at 10:31 am
Posted by The Seaward
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Posted on 9/15/20 at 9:44 am to
Another single and only a little over a week until the album drops!

Sugar

This is definitely not going to be Carrie and Lowell pt. 2.
Posted by SUB
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Posted on 9/15/20 at 12:35 pm to
I dig Sugar. It may be my favorite that has been released so far. This reminds me more of Adz era Sufjan.
Posted by The Seaward
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Posted on 9/15/20 at 1:09 pm to
It’s probably my favorite of the singles that will be on the album. I’d take My Rajneesh over any of them though.
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Posted on 9/15/20 at 2:17 pm to
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I’d take My Rajneesh over any of them though.


Same.

I'm stoked that this album is 80 minutes...that's a lot of music! It's his longest album to date, outside of his X-mas albums.
This post was edited on 9/15/20 at 2:20 pm
Posted by The Seaward
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Posted on 10/2/20 at 9:31 am to
Any opinions on the new album? It’s growing on me, but I don’t think it will end up as top tier Sufjan.
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Posted on 10/2/20 at 11:05 am to
I’m pretty much the same as you. I didn’t like it much at first. It’s grown on me a little but it will not be an album of his that I will listen to often. I think he just wanted to try something different. It kinda sucks because it may be a few years until we get more new material. Here’s to hoping for Xmas album 3.
Posted by djsdawg
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Posted on 10/8/20 at 2:19 am to
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After a few more listens, I’ll say My Rajneesh is excellent. Song of the year contender. I know the album is already 80 minutes, but it’s a shame it’s not on the album.


Just a stupid decision to leave off the best song.
Posted by Galactic Inquisitor
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Posted on 10/8/20 at 10:53 am to
Honestly, this is the first Sufjan Stevens album I've been able to listen to all the way through more than once. He has some really good songs, but I often find myself getting bored with him fairly quickly. This one caught me off-guard.
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Posted on 10/8/20 at 11:06 am to
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Just a stupid decision to leave off the best song.



It doesn't really fit with the album though.
Posted by djsdawg
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Posted on 10/10/20 at 2:12 am to
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It doesn't really fit with the album though.


Sure it could
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