Looking at my facebook homepage tonight I happened to come across an album stream of the new Godspeed You! Black Emperor record. Yeah, that's right. A new Godspeed record!!!!! The first record to be released in a decade! The title of the record is Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! and has already been preorded in such high demand that Constellation has discontinued all preorders until the actual record release date next week, Tuesday October 16th.
It is being streamed on the Guardian at http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/oct/08/godspeed-you-black-emperor-stream?fb=native. If you are a fan of their music, you will fall in love with the new one just as quickly as you did with the others. The record consists of four new tracks; two twenty minute tracks and two six minute tracks. At time when political tension is still high Godspeed uses the current state of politics to influence its sound through its strongly emotional sound and edited sound bites we are used to hearing. The builds, create chilling melodies which chip away at its dynamic sound. The songs are multi-layered with heavy violin riffs, sharp guitar lines, distorted guitar notes, and much more that all pieces together so beautifully like they always do. This record is a strong record that will fit in perfectly with the rest of the discography. Overall, the record is another great Godspeed You! Black Emperor piece that is worth adding to the collection.
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