Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend Don't Ascend! (Black Vinyl)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend Don't Ascend! (Black Vinyl)a decade has passed since the release of 'yanqui u. x. o.', the last album by godspeed you! black emperor. they seek to preserve the thrill of anonymous and uncalculated transmission, knowing full well that these days, anti strategy risks being tagged as a strategy, non marketing framed as its opposite, and deeply held principles they consider fundamental to health as likely to be interpreted as just another form of stealth. 'allelujah! don't bend!

and when viewed through frontman Matt Korvette's scowl

and “Stand It” and “Pockets” are coated with My Bloody Valentine’s wobbly shoegaze

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prismatic atmosphere of strings

two masterpieces that provide the foundation for a remarkable album

and Fran Lyons) is a band both obsessed with and worthy of rock stardom

says the Chicago quartet’s Nic Gohl

his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood's great second acts

giving the album a pleasant

Gone are the glimmering atmospherics and studio affectations of recent Wild Pink outings

ZAZA sonically contrast from their guitar-pop brethren in favor of something darker

taking their sound to the wall in a brazen display of beauty-laced power