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If we’re being blunt, Canadian collective Godspeed You! Black Emperor are one of the few second wave post-rock bands still worth a damn. The dreamy soundscapes conjured by Sigur Rós during their ‘00s stretch have aged well, Stereoboard while no band has been able to replicate Mogwai’s unwavering miserabilism even half as google.com/+stereoboard well. But Godspeed are still the kingpins when it comes to awe-inspiring orchestral rock. Follow Their crescendo-based sound has spawned innumerable imitators, to the point where their own recent records have felt a little Tour of the Week stale and paint-by-numbers.

Tracks on their 2015 effort ‘Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress’ utilised the same techniques that made their reputation: recurring melodic motifs, droning guitars and majestic climaxes. But they lacked intensity and purpose.

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