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September 22nd, 2017 4:39am

More Of Us Than Them, Amen


Godspeed You Black Emperor “Bosses Hang, Part II”

Godspeed You Black Emperor saw the future coming. Their music has always had an apocalyptic quality to it, but pegged to leftist messaging and activism that made it clear this wasn’t some dark fantasy. The music on Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!, their 2012 comeback record, was particularly bleak – the centerpiece tracks “Mladic” and “We Drift Like Worried Fire” sounded like the complete and utter triumph of evil, and not in some cool metal way. They are both extraordinary pieces of music, but difficult to reckon with. It’s hard to confront music that crushes hope. It’s even more difficult now, when it feels so real.

This is why the hopeful sound of Godspeed’s new record, Luciferian Towers, is so startling. You expect Godspeed to be dark and pessimistic, especially now. But the sound of the record, particularly the “Bosses Hang” trilogy, is defiant and uplifting. It is not cheerful or even particularly positive, but it does communicate righteous indignation and solidarity. It sounds like it is meant, on some level, to inspire the listener to fight back. I hope this is another example of Godspeed seeing the future coming clearly before the rest of us.

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