Sufjan Stevens has announced the release of his eighth solo album later this year.
The Ascension will follow Carrie & Lowell after a five year wait on September 25th via Asthmatic Kitty Records, while the near-13 minute closer America is due to lead off other new tracks such as Make Me An Offer I Cannot Refuse, Tell Me You Love Me and Goodbye To All That when it and its official video are premiered this coming Friday, July 3rd.
Since Carrie & Lowell, Stevens has collaborated with Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister on Planetarium, and was with his stepfather Lowell Brams on Aporia earlier this year.
The Ascension tracklist:
Make Me An Offer I Cannot Refuse
Run Away With Me
Video Game
Lamentations
Tell Me You Love Me
Die Happy
Ativan
Ursa Major
Landslide
Gilgamesh
Death Star
Goodbye To All That
Sugar
The Ascension
America