The Ascension
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The Ascension is a 2020 studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens that explores themes of anxiety, faith, and modern disillusionment through expansive electronic art-pop.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ascension | 1 |
| The Ascension canonical | 1 |
| The Ascension (song) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5616811 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ascension Context triple: [Sufjan Stevens, album, The Ascension]
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A.
Ascension
Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
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B.
Ascension
Ascension is a major EVE Online expansion that introduced free-to-play "Alpha" clone states and overhauled the game's new player experience.
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C.
The Resurrection
The Resurrection is a studio album by British rapper Bugzy Malone that showcases his gritty lyricism and autobiographical storytelling over dark, cinematic production.
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D.
The Resurrection
The Resurrection is a prominent religious painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the risen Christ.
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E.
Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit is the Pentecost event in Christian belief when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, empowering them to preach and marking the birth of the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ascension Target entity description: The Ascension is a 2020 studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens that explores themes of anxiety, faith, and modern disillusionment through expansive electronic art-pop.
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A.
Ascension
Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
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B.
Ascension
Ascension is a major EVE Online expansion that introduced free-to-play "Alpha" clone states and overhauled the game's new player experience.
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C.
The Resurrection
The Resurrection is a studio album by British rapper Bugzy Malone that showcases his gritty lyricism and autobiographical storytelling over dark, cinematic production.
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D.
The Resurrection
The Resurrection is a prominent religious painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the risen Christ.
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E.
Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit is the Pentecost event in Christian belief when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, empowering them to preach and marking the birth of the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Sufjan Stevens ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedAs | expansive electronic art-pop album ⓘ |
| followedBy | Convocations ⓘ |
| format |
compact disc
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ streaming ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
art pop
ⓘ
electropop ⓘ experimental pop ⓘ indie pop ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasPart |
America
ⓘ
Ativan ⓘ Death Star ⓘ Die Happy ⓘ Gilgamesh ⓘ Goodbye to All That ⓘ Lamentations ⓘ Landslide ⓘ Make Me an Offer I Cannot Refuse ⓘ Run Away With Me ⓘ
linked to:
Run Away with Me
Sugar ⓘ Tell Me You Love Me ⓘ The Ascension (song) ⓘ
linked to:
The Ascension
Ursa Major ⓘ Video Game ⓘ |
| hasType | concept album ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 80:00 ⓘ |
| mainInstrument |
drum machine
ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 15 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sufjan Stevens discography
ⓘ
linked to:
Sufjan Stevens
|
| performer | Sufjan Stevens ⓘ |
| precededBy | Carrie & Lowell ⓘ |
| producer | Sufjan Stevens ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Asthmatic Kitty ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2020-09-25 ⓘ |
| theme |
anxiety
ⓘ
faith ⓘ modern disillusionment ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 2020 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ascension Description of subject: The Ascension is a 2020 studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens that explores themes of anxiety, faith, and modern disillusionment through expansive electronic art-pop.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Ascension
linked to: The Ascension