The Ascension is the eighth studio album from singer, songwriter and composer Sufjan Stevens Sufjan Stevens and is the long awaited follow-up to Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell, one of the most acclaimed albums of 2015. In the time between Carrie & Lowell and The Ascension, Stevens also released Oscar-nominated music for the Luca Guadagnino film Call Me By Your Name; a collaborative album entitled Planetarium with Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner (The National) and James Mcalister; The Decalogue, a solo piano work performed by Timo Andres; and scored several works for ballet: Reflections (Houston Ballet) and Principia (NYCB).”