Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!'

Godspeed You! Black EmperorAllelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!Constellation RecordsLooking at this album for the first time, you might notice that there are only four tracks listed and that two of them are each 20 minutes long. It’s not exactly the most radio single-friendly fare. But that’s what’s so enticing about the fourth studio album from these Canadian experimental post-rockers. You barely notice the time pass during “Mladic,” where the intensity and tempo push and pull so naturally. Heavy strings, guitars and bagpipes drone and intricately layer on top of one another throughout the album, creating an aural experience that’s easy (and pretty fun) to lose yourself in. —Sonam Vashi[soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/70057745" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]