On September 25, 2020, “Asthmatic Kitty” label released “The Ascension”, the eighth Sufjan Stevens studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Sufjan Stevens.

Personnel:

• Sufjan Stevens – vocals, drums and percussion, tempest, electric guitar, Prophet ’08, Prophet 6, Prophet X, piano, recorders, performance, recording, engineer, arrangements, mixing, original art, layout, design, typography
• Bryce Dessner – electric guitar
• Casey Foubert – bass guitar, vibraphone, electric guitar, lead electric guitar, recording, engineer
• James McAlister – additional drums, percussion, vocal cut-up effects, recording, engineer
• Emil Nikolaisen – black magic; engineer
• TW Walsh – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Sufjan Stevens.

1. Make Me an Offer I Cannot Refuse
2. Run Away with Me
3. Video Game
4. Lamentations
5. Tell Me You Love Me
6. Die Happy
7. Ativan
8. Ursa Major
9. Landslide
10. Gilgamesh
11. Death Star
12. Goodbye to All That
13. Sugar
14. The Ascension
15. America