Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress
by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 61 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 61
  3. Negative: 2 out of 61
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  1. Gibbous
    May 11, 2020
    4
    On Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress, Godspeed You! Black Emperor give a masterclass on how not to make a Godspeed You! Black Emperor album.

    Best Tracks: Parts of Peasantry, or "Light! Inside of Light!"
    Worst Tracks: Asunder, Sweet

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#56 Best Album of 2015

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Dusted Magazine
    Jun 11, 2015
    80
    For the first time in years, Godspeed is both operating at peak strength and not (as far we know) about to go on hiatus.
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  2. Mojo
    May 20, 2015
    80
    This is music of compelling intensity. [Jun 2015, p.92]
  3. The Wire
    May 15, 2015
    80
    Perhaps their most forceful to date. [May 2015, p.49]
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