Godspeed You! Black Emperor announce new album, share “GREY RUBBLE – GREEN SHOOTS”
Post-rock titans Godspeed You! Black Emperor have announced a new album, titled “NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD”, referring to the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, 2023, as of February 13, 2024. It’s due October 4 via Constellation Records (pre-order). The description reads:
THE PLAIN TRUTH==
we drifted through it, arguing.
every day a new war crime, every day a flower bloom.
we sat down together and wrote it in one room,
and then sat down in a different room, recording.
NO TITLE= what gestures make sense while tiny bodies fall? what context? what broken melody?
and then a tally and a date to mark a point on the line, the negative process, the growing pile.
the sun setting above beds of ash
while we sat together, arguing.
the old world order barely pretended to care.
this new century will be crueler still.
war is coming.
don’t give up.
pick a side.
hang on.
love.
GY!BE
The first single is closing track “GREY RUBBLE – GREEN SHOOTS,” a seven-minute, tension-building song with an eerily serene coda. Listen and check out the artwork and tracklist below.
Godspeed recently announced the ‘Liberation Autumn of ’24’ tour, which includes a NYC show on November 21 at Pioneer Works. All dates are listed below.
No opener is announced for the NYC show, though many dates on the tour are with Alan Sparhawk of Low, who’s gearing up for his new solo album White Roses, My God and also going on a 2025 headlining tour, including Brooklyn’s Elsewhere on April 2. All Alan Sparhawk dates here.
Tracklist
1. SUN IS A HOLE SUN IS VAPORS
2. BABYS IN A THUNDERCLOUD
3. RAINDROPS CAST IN LEAD
4. BROKEN SPIRES AT DEAD KAPITAL
5. PALE SPECTATOR TAKES PHOTOGRAPHS
6. GREY RUBBLE – GREEN SHOOTS
Godspeed You! Black Emperor — 2024 Tour Dates
27 Sep 2024 • Dublin, IE • National Stadium
29 Sep 2024 • London, UK • Troxy
30 Sep 2024 • Glasgow, UK • Barrowlands
01 Oct 2024 • Manchester, UK • Ritz
02 Oct 2024 • Bristol, UK • Marble Factory
03 Oct 2024 • Coventry, UK • The Empire
04 Oct 2024 • Tourcoing, FR • Le Grand Mix
05 Oct 2024 • Esch-Alzette, LU • Kufa
06 Oct 2024 • Paris, FR • Le Trianon
08 Oct 2024 • Nantes, FR • Stereolux
09 Oct 2024 • Nancy, FR • L’Autre Canal (Jazz Pulsation Festival)
10 Oct 2024 • Zürich, CH • Volkshaus
11 Oct 2024 • Lausanne, CH • Les Docks
12 Oct 2024 • Frankfurt, DE • Zoom
14 Oct 2024 • Berlin, DE • Huxleys
15 Oct 2024 • Amsterdam, NE • Paradiso
16 Oct 2024 • Brussels, BE • AB
18 Oct 2024 • Athens, GR • Floyd
04 Nov 2024 • Hamilton ON • Bridgeworks
05 Nov 2024 • Toronto ON • The Concert Hall
06 Nov 2024 • London ON • London Music Hall
07 Nov 2024 • Grand Rapids MI • Elevation
08 Nov 2024 • Chicago IL • The Salt Shed
09 Nov 2024 • St Paul MN • Palace Theater
11 Nov 2024 • Lawrence KS • Liberty Hall
12 Nov 2024 • Fayetteville AR • George’s Majestic Lounge
13 Nov 2024 • Nashville TN • The Basement East
14 Nov 2024 • Knoxville TN • Bijou Theater
15 Nov 2024 • Atlanta GA • The Masquerade
16 Nov 2024 • Charleston SC • The Music Farm
17 Nov 2024 • Saxapahaw NC • Haw River Ballroom
19 Nov 2024 • Washington DC • 9:30 Club
21 Nov 2024 • Brooklyn NY • Pioneerworks
22 Nov 2024 • Norwalk CT • District Music Hall
23 Nov 2024 • Boston MA • Roadrunner
24 Nov 2024 • Philadelphia PA • Union Transfer
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Meanwhile, Godspeed’s label Constellation Records also posted this today:
