Sufjan Stevens Announces Five-Volume Album Convocations: Hear “Meditation V”
About six months ago, Sufjan Stevens released the sweeping, ambitious album
Ascension
. Two days after its release, Stevens’ biological father died. In response, Stevens started working on a massive, overwhelming new project called Convocations. That project swiftly took on extreme dimensions. Next month, Stevens will release Convocations as a five-volume album. It’ll include 49 tracks, run for two and a half hours, and explore the five stages of grief.
Stereogum —
About six months ago, Sufjan Stevens released the sweeping, ambitious album
Ascension
. Two days after its release, Stevens’ biological father died. In response, St... more info
Stereogum —
Last September, two days after the release of Sufjan Stevens’ new album
The Ascension
, his biological father died. In response to that loss, Sufjan is releasing Co... more info
Consequence of Sound — Written in the aftermath of his biological father's death, the instrumental collection captures Stevens working through "the stages of grief and gladness."
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