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No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead

No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead (stylized in all caps and with quotation marks) is the eighth studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released on 4 October 2024 by Constellation Records. It follows their 2021 release G_d's Pee at State's End!, and is their first album to be preceded by a single, as "Grey Rubble – Green Shoots" was released alongside the album's announcement on 27 August 2024.

No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead
A beige-walled room in the Hotel2Tango studio, with a long table cluttered with equipment, a vintage mustard sofa, and cardboard taped to the wall with pink tape.
Studio album by
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Released4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)
Recorded2024
StudioHotel2Tango (Montreal)
GenrePost-rock[1]
Length
  • 54:09 (CD/streaming)
  • 67:14 (vinyl)
LabelConstellation
ProducerJace Lasek
Godspeed You! Black Emperor chronology
G_d's Pee at State's End!
(2021) 		No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead
(2024)
Singles from No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead
  1. "Grey Rubble – Green Shoots"
    Released: 28 August 2024

Background

The title refers to the reported number of Palestinian deaths by Israeli strikes between 7 October 2023 and 13 February 2024 during the Gaza genocide, according to the health ministry of Gaza.[2] In a statement of the album announcement, the band proclaimed: "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".[3]

In February 2024, the band premiered three new songs at the Knockdown Center in New York City.[4]

On 27 August 2024, while embarking on a North American tour, the band announced the album, releasing the single "Grey Rubble – Green Shoots",[5] which was engineered and mixed by Jace Lasek and mastered by Harris Newman,[6] along with additional 2025 tour dates in North America and Europe.[7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Far Out     [9]
The Guardian     [10]
Pitchfork7.8/10[11]
The Skinny     [12]
Slant Magazine     [13]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, the album has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100 from 7 critic scores, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[8]

Far Out named the album their album of the week, calling it "a politically charged masterpiece".[9] Slant Magazine gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and said "Godspeed’s adherence to formula undercuts the visceral punch that, for decades, has been central to their appeal".[13] The Guardian called the release "powerfully brilliant" and said the band "have made an urgent soundtrack for an uncertain and dangerous world".[10] BrooklynVegan said the album "has the raw urgency of an album that came together quickly and intuitively, as both a response and a soundtrack to ongoing mass tragedy, and it’s as overpowering as any of Godspeed’s best records".[14] The Skinny described the album as "the embodiment of music as art", noting its warped, noisy instrumentation. The review highlighted the band's departure from corporate influence, traditional song structures, and algorithmically driven track lengths, allowing Godspeed You! Black Emperor to deliver an uncompromised message.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sun Is a Hole Sun Is Vapors"5:32
2."Babys in a Thundercloud"13:37
3."Raindrops Cast in Lead"13:18
4."Broken Spires at Dead Kapital"3:35
5."Pale Spectator Takes Photographs"11:18
6."Grey Rubble – Green Shoots"6:53
Total length:54:09

Vinyl edition-exclusive bonus track

No.TitleLength
7."Untitled" (Ambient reprise of "Grey Rubble")13:05
Total length:67:14

Notes

  • All tracks stylized in all caps

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes on Bandcamp[15]

Charts

Chart performance for No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 79
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 81
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 97

References

  1. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead by Godspeed You! Black Emperor". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ Zemler, Emily (28 August 2024). "Godspeed You! Black Emperor Announce New Album, Share Track 'Grey Rubble - Green Shoots'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ Strauss, Matthew (28 August 2024). "Godspeed You! Black Emperor Announce New Album No Title As of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead, Share Song". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ Pearis, Bill (26 February 2024). "Godspeed You! Black Emperor debuted 3 new songs at tour kickoff at Knockdown Center (listen ++ pics, 2024 dates)". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ Gallato, Fabio (28 August 2024). "GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR: a ottobre il nuovo album "NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD"". Impatto Sonoro (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ Chelosky, Danielle (27 August 2024). "Godspeed You! Black Emperor Announce New Album 'NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,320 DEAD'". Stereogum. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Godspeed You! Black Emperor". Constellation Records. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b "No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead by Godspeed You! Black Emperor Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'No Title' album review". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b Mongredien, Phil (4 October 2024). "Godspeeed You! Black Emperor: No Title As of 13 February 2024, 28,340 Dead review – powerfully brilliant". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  11. ^ Berman, Stuart (8 October 2024). "Godspeed You! Black Emperor: "NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD" Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  12. ^ a b Lund, Oscar (30 September 2024). "Godspeed You! Black Emperor – NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024, 28,340 DEAD". The Skinny. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  13. ^ a b Attard, Paul (3 October 2024). "Review: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, 'No Title as of 13 February 2024: 28,340 Dead'". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  14. ^ Sacher, Andrew (4 October 2024). "Album Reviews: The Smile, GY!BE, Blood Incantation & more". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  15. ^ ""NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD", by Godspeed You! Black Emperor". Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Godspeed You! Black Emperor – No Title as of 13 February 2024 28.340 Dead" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Godspeed You! Black Emperor – No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
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