Upcoming Music Releases – Jesu – Ascension (Cabo Verde)

“Ascension” is fourth full-length from Justin Broadrick’s project Jesu. The album is scheduled for May 10 release via Mark Kozelek’s Cabo Verde label.
One should also note this little spiel that Tiny Mix Tapes gave about the upcoming album:

There comes a point in every music writer’s life when they are faced with a solitary daunting task that challenges their very core. For some, it’s coming up with that one descriptor that’s going to perfectly capture an album’s essence. For others, it’s letting go of some long-held musical pretense that will enable their taste and writing to evolve naturally to its next phase. For many, it’s writing about Radiohead. For this guy, it’s writing about Jesu. I mean is there really something that can be said to make J. Broadrick’s newest incarnation sound interesting? No offense to you fans out there, and honestly I don’t think the music is half bad (honestly), but come on, you gotta admit it’s as boring as this year’s Oscars. Trust me, the press release on this provided little help in the “intensity” department.
In any case, on May 10, Jesu will be releasing a full-length titled Ascension on Mark Kozelek’s Caldo Verde record label. The aforementioned press release states that this will be “the first traditional release since 2007,” whatever that means. It then goes on to describe the album as being “more like a weather pattern than a piece of music.” Seriously, people are getting paid to do this?

Tracklist
01 Fools
02 Birth Day (MP3)
03 Sedatives
04 Broken Homes
05 Brave New World
06 Black Lies
07 Small Wonder
08 December
09 King of Kings
10 Ascension
See also: Brooklyn Vegan | Pitchfork | Stereogum