For the last month, Sufjan Stevens has been rolling out his new album, Convocations, week by week. Written after his biological father died last year, shortly after the release of the more traditional album Ascension, the 49-track ambient collection consists of five different volumes, four of which we’ve heard already: Meditations, Lam...

Often-winged singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens has unveiled a new song from his five-part instrumental album Convocations, which he’s been rolling out one volume per week. This week’s installment, Celebrations, is the fourth in the project, following the full-lengths Meditations, Lamentations, and Revelations, all ten tracks r...

Right now, Sufjan Stevens is in the midst of releasing his new five-part album Convocations, and he’s doing it one piece at a time. Last year, Stevens’ biological father died, and Convocations is music that Stevens made to help him grapple with the loss. The all-instrumental Convocations is organized around the idea of five s...

Last week, Sufjan Stevens announced the release of a new five-volume album called Convocations. Stevens’ biological father died last year, two days after he released his album The Ascension, and Convocations represents Stevens’ attempt to deal with his loss through music. The five volumes of Convocations represent five stages...

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 Convocatio...