Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend! AscendA decade has passed since the release of Yanqui Uxo, 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! Ascend!

In the tradition of the Troubadour scene of the 1970̢‰â

First pressing on gratuitous red vinyl

The band jammed with Evan on stage that night

bassist Wayon Billondana and multi-instrumentalist Chris Young by his side

‰ÛÏMagnificent

from the light-footed R&B of Hunnybee to the stomping flange of Major League Chemicals

boom and steam

7 Th April 2004

and recording a single for parlophone

The album opens with an open and enthusiastic endorsement of amphetamines (startling even from this group of noted drug enthusiasts)

Following Godspeed's return from a long hiatus at the end of 2010 to begin playing live shows again

whilst remaining grounded in his playful