Sufjan Stevens: Ascension
<p><span><span>- After the intensely personal eulogy to his mother, 2015’s <em>Carrie & Lowell</em> and a career that’s often been characterised by introspective analysis, it seems Sufjan Stevens has explicitly turned his gaze back to the world around him. His new, solo full-length, <em>Ascension</em>, presents as a manifesto, a toolkit for confronting the times and sorting out the problems of this divided world. It’s a desire he’s spoken about at length: “My objective for this album was simple: Interrogate the world around you.
4ZZZ Top 20
1. Mitch, Please - The Bin Collection
2. The Ancient Bloods - ANCSTR (Single)
3. Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra - Welcome To The Neighbourhood (Single)
4. Ancient Channels - Moments In Ruin
5. The Cassingles - A Symphony Of Horrors
6. WHALEHOUSE - Trapped (In My Room) (Single)
7. Sweater Curse - All The Same (Single)
8. Jodie Flange - Don't You Ever Touch My Friend Like That Again (Single)
9. Dayliites - Diamonds (Single)
10. Wafia - Good Things
11. MiCCY - Tug Of War (Single)
12. Miiesha - Nyaaringu
12PM ZEDLINES – 29 SEPTEMBER
By 4ZZZ reporters Hannah Davies and Norma Hilton.
Image: Flickr
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