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Sufjan Stevens: The Ascension

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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

alt-J: Relaxer

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On June 2, 2017, “Infectious Music” and “Canvasback Music” label released “Relaxer”, the third alt-J studio album. It was recorded August 2016 – January 2017, at “Iguana Studios” in Brixton,”Abbey Road Studios” in Westminster, “The Church Studios” in Crouch End, “Strongroom Studios” in Shoreditch, “Ely Cathedral” in Ely, and was produced by Charlie Andrew. The album art was taken from a video game made specifically for the band by Japanese artist Osamu Sato. It was inspired by Sato’s 1998 “PlayStation” video game LSD.

Personnel:

  • Joe Newman – vocals, guitar
  • Gus Unger-Hamilton – vocals, keyboards
  • Thom Sonny Green– drums, percussion, programming
  • Martin Williams – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Auckland – trumpet
  • Adrian Hallowell – trombone
  • Mike Kearsey – trombone
  • Trevor Mires – trombone
  • London Metropolitan Orchestra– strings
  • Ellie Rowsell, Marika Hackman– vocals
  • Hinako Omori – backing vocals
  • Ely Cathedral Boy Choristers – choir
  • Charlie Andrew – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Brett Cox, Jay Pocknell – engineer
  • Stefano Civetta, Paul Pritchard, Graeme Baldwin – engineer assistant
  • Dick Beetham – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton and Thom Sonny Green, except where noted.

  1. 3WW
  2. In Cold Blood
  3. House of the Rising Sun – traditional
  4. Hit Me Like That Share
  5. Deadcrush
  6. Adeline – Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Thom Sonny Green, Hans Zimmer
  7. Last Year
  8. Pleader