Album of the Day, Part 2

Godspeed You Black Emperor "Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven"

GYBE plays what I would describe as orchestral rock music. The only other album I can think of that compares to this is the Melvins' self-titled album on Boner Records. LYSFLATH is made up of four movements, all that seem to begin slowly then build to a crescendo before falling back to a melancholic, glacial tempo.

I listened to this while at work today, and the album had me enraptured. The work is both abrasive and beautiful. By the fourth movement, I felt the music welling up inside of me, and I wished that it could continue longer. Rare is the record that does not outstay it's welcome.

I will definitely give this more listens in the future, but first I have many more albums to go in my Album of the Day project.