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Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension (2LP)

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Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension (2LP)The Ascension ist das achte Solo Studioalbum von Sufjan Stevens und der lang erwartete Nachfolger von Carrie & Lowell. Sufjan sagt, die Grundlagen des Albums seien "ein Aufruf zur persnlichen Transformation und eine Weigerung, mit den Systemen um uns herum mitzuspielen". Die erste Single America steht als "ein Protestsong gegen die Krankheit der amerikanischen Kultur im Besonderen". "Don't do to me what you did to America" singt Sufjan, und "Don't do

The Ascension ist das achte Solo-Studioalbum von Sufjan Stevens - und der lang erwartete Nachfolger von Carrie & Lowell. Sufjan sagt, die Grundlagen des Albums seien "ein Aufruf zur persönlichen Transformation und eine Weigerung, mit den Systemen um uns herum mitzuspielen". Die erste Single America steht als "ein Protestsong gegen die Krankheit der amerikanischen Kultur im Besonderen". "Don't do to me what you did to America" singt Sufjan, und "Don't do to me what you do to yourself". America mag sich wie ein angemessener Kommentar zur Zeit anfühlen, aber es wurde vor sechs Jahren geschrieben - ursprünglich wurde an dem Song während der Entstehung von Carrie & Lowell gearbeitet. Sufjan nahm vor einiger Zeit das Lied neu auf und verbrachte danach zwei Jahre damit, den Rest des Materials zu The Ascension fast vollständig selbst am Computer zu schreiben und aufzunehmen - das meiste davon mit einem Drumcomputer und einer Handvoll Synthesizer - und "America" als thematische Vorlage zu verwenden. Sufjan sagt: "Mein Ziel für dieses Album war einfach: Die Welt um mich herum zu befragen und alles zu hinterfragen, was nicht stichhaltig ist. Jeden Schwachsinn ausrotten. Sei Teil der Lösung oder geh aus dem Weg. Bleib realistisch. Bleib ehrlich. Halte es einfach. Bleib in Bewegung." Das Ergebnis ist ein "üppiges, erzählerisches Pop-Album" - wie Sufjan es beschreibt - das uns alle an einem "erschreckenden Scheideweg" findet.

Tracklist

LP 1
01 MAKE ME AN OFFER I CANNOT REFUSE
02 RUN AWAY WITH ME
03 VIDEO GAME
04 LAMENTATIONS
05 TELL ME YOU LOVE ME
06 DIE HAPPY
07 ATIVAN
08 URSA MAJOR
09  LANDSLIDE
LP 2
01 GILGAMESH
02 DEATH STAR
03  GOODBYE TO ALL THAT
04 SUGAR
05 THE ASCENSION
06 AMERICA
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