Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
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  1. Apr 5, 2021
    50
    No longer supported by two decades’ worth of prophetic scope or career-highlight compositions, Godspeed’s revolution feels as performative as it always has - and a good deal more hollow.

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 39
  2. Negative: 1 out of 39
  1. Aug 31, 2021
    6
    Not as good as Godspeed You! Black Emperor classics but a solid album, I'll never get enough of them.
  2. May 16, 2021
    9
    Notable Tracks

    > A Military Alphabet (five eyes all blind) (4521.0kHz 6730.0kHz 4109.09kHz) / Job’s Lament / First of the Last Glaciers /
    Notable Tracks

    > A Military Alphabet (five eyes all blind) (4521.0kHz 6730.0kHz 4109.09kHz) / Job’s Lament / First of the Last Glaciers / where we break how we shine (ROCKETS FOR MARY)
    > Fire at Static Valley
    > GOVERNMENT CAME” (9980.0kHz 3617.1kHz 4521.0 kHz) / Cliffs Gaze / cliffs’ gaze at empty waters’ rise / ASHES TO SEA or NEARER TO THEE
    > OUR SIDE HAS TO WIN (for D.H.)
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  3. Apr 3, 2021
    9
    What more can I really say other than GY!BE is back! And right on time too. The first track, A Military Alphabet, reminds me a lot of theirWhat more can I really say other than GY!BE is back! And right on time too. The first track, A Military Alphabet, reminds me a lot of their earlier work on F# A# and LYSF and I am here for it. The first of two shorter ambient pieces, a Fire at Static Valley, is more akin to their newer stuff yet is as equally haunting and powerful as ever. The third piece, while in my opinion not as good as the first, is extremely cathartic, climatic, and dark. The album ends very strongly with the beautiful "ambient" piece Our Side Has to Win, which has a beautifully soft and somber ending. I would not be surprised if this is my favorite album by the end of the year. A must listen. Full Review »