Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress

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'Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress'
A lo-fi, black and white image of animals grazing, with trees in the background
Studio album by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Released 31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)
Studio Fidelitorium, Hotel2Tango, The Pines
Genre
Length 40:23[1]
Label Constellation
Godspeed You! Black Emperor chronology
'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
(2012)'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!2012		 'Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress'
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 84/100[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[3]
A.V. Club A-[4]
Drowned in Sound 9/10 stars[5]
Exclaim! 8/10[6]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[7]
Paste 9.3/10[8]
Pitchfork 7.6/10[9]
Spin 8/10 stars[10]
Sputnikmusic 4/5 stars[11]

Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress (Stylized as 'Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress'[1]) is the fifth studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released on 31 March 2015. The album was recorded with Electrical Audio engineer Greg Norman in studios in North Carolina and Montreal.[1][12] The album is the first to feature completely new material since the band re-formed in 2010.[13] It is also, with the exception of the vinyl version of F♯ A♯ ∞, the group's shortest full-length LP to date, timing in at just forty minutes.

The album was announced on 24 February 2015; the group also shared an excerpt of "Peasantry or 'Light! Inside of Light!'" on SoundCloud.[14] On 24 March 2015, Constellation Records streamed the album on their SoundCloud.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 84, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]

Pitchfork rated the album 7.6 out of a possible 10 and Mark Richardson described the album as a "different kind of transaction" and that while listening to the album "You have to let your guard down" as that Godspeed "transforms feelings into compelling records. They're still on track.".[15] Writing for Exclaim!, Nilan Perera called the record "a beautiful, concise blast that conveys this band's musical essence."[6]

Track listing

The album's four tracks are based on "Behemoth", played live numerous times since 2012 and previously recorded onstage for the concert series We Have Signal.[16]

No. Title Length
1. "Peasantry or 'Light! Inside of Light!'"   10:28
2. "Lambs' Breath"   9:52
3. "Asunder, Sweet"   6:13
4. "Piss Crowns Are Trebled"   13:50

Personnel

Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 37
US Billboard 200[18] 129

References

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  17. ↑ "Godspeed You Black Emperor | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Godspeed You Black Emperor – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Godspeed You Black Emperor. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

External links

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