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=== Reunion (2010–present) === On April 9, 2010, the band announced it was reuniting for an [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] music event in the UK as well as further US dates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Godspeed You! Black Emperor to curate Nightmare Before Christmas, December 2010! - On Sale Now |url=https://www.atpfestival.com/recordings/news/view/1004090900 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=All Tomorrow's Parties |language=en}}</ref> "after a decade’s retreat, god’s pee has decided to roll again", read the statement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Godspeed You ! Black Emperor to curate The Nightmare Before Christmas |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/godspeed-you-black-emperor-to-curate-the-nightmare-before-christmas-27294 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}</ref> Mike Moya re-joined the band for the reunion, while original cellist Norsola Johnson declined to participate. The band played a full North American and European tour in 2011, and more dates in the UK including an appearance at the ATP '[[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|I'll Be Your Mirror]]' music festival in London. The following year, the band appeared at the [[Pitchfork Music Festival]] in Chicago, [[Coachella (festival)|Coachella]] in California, and the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] I'll Be Your Mirror festival in New York.<ref name="atpibym2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.atpfestival.com/events/ibymusa2012.php |title=I'll Be Your Mirror USA 2012 curated by Greg Dulli & ATP – All Tomorrow's Parties |publisher=Atpfestival.com |access-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-date=April 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412165414/http://www.atpfestival.com/events/ibymusa2012.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pelly |first=Jenn |date=2012-01-09 |title=Coachella Announces Lineup |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/44978-coachella-announces-lineup/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> Drummer Timothy Herzog began touring with the band after the departure of Bruce Cawdron. {{quote box |align=right |salign=right |width=33% |author=– Godspeed You! Black Emperor, in response to winning the [[2013 Polaris Music Prize]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement from Godspeed You! Black Emperor on Polaris|url=http://cstrecords.com/statement-from-godspeed-you-black-emperor-on-polaris/|publisher=[[Constellation Records (Canada)|Constellation Records]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925144621/http://cstrecords.com/statement-from-godspeed-you-black-emperor-on-polaris/|archive-date=September 25, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |quote="3 quick bullet-points that almost anybody could agree on maybe= -holding a gala during a time of austerity and normalized decline is a weird thing to do. -organizing a gala just so musicians can compete against each other for a novelty-sized cheque doesn’t serve the cause of righteous music at all. -asking the toyota motor company to help cover the tab for that gala, during a summer where the melting northern ice caps are live-streaming on the internet, IS FUCKING INSANE, and comes across as tone-deaf to the current horrifying malaise."}} In 2013, the band won the [[Polaris Music Prize]] for their fourth album ''[['Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!]]'', but it criticized the cost of the ceremony during the time of [[austerity]], stating, "Maybe the next celebration should happen in a cruddier hall, without the corporate banners and culture overlords."<ref name="Polaris">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24231672 |title=Godspeed You! Black Emperor criticise Polaris prize |access-date=September 25, 2013 |newspaper=BBC News |date=September 24, 2013 |archive-date=September 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924191414/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24231672 |url-status=live }}</ref> The band's fifth album ''[[Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress]]'' was released on March 31, 2015, and the sixth album ''[[Luciferian Towers]]'' came out on September 22, 2017. In August 2019, the band played new songs tentatively titled "Glaciers" and "Cliff".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-26 |title=Concert Review: Godspeed You! Black Emperor/Marisa Anderson |url=https://spectrumculture.com/2019/08/25/concert-review-godspeed-you-black-emperor-marisa-anderson/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Spectrum Culture |language=en-US}}</ref> They would appear on the band's seventh album ''[[G_d's Pee at State's End!]],'' which was released on April 2, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Godspeed You! Black Emperor – G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! |url=http://cstrecords.com/products/godspeed-you-black-emperor-g_d-s-pee-at-state-s-end/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303155137/http://cstrecords.com/products/godspeed-you-black-emperor-g_d-s-pee-at-state-s-end/ |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |access-date=2021-03-03 |website=Constellation |language=en-US}}</ref> In February 2022, a copy of ''[[All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling]]'' was posted to [[4chan]]'s music board, [[/mu/]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bobkin |first=Matt |date=February 4, 2022 |title=Did Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Long-Lost Cassette Finally Leak? |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/godspeed_you_black_emperor_all_lights_fucked_hairy_amp_drooling_2022_leak |access-date=February 4, 2022 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |archive-date=February 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204234222/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/godspeed_you_black_emperor_all_lights_fucked_hairy_amp_drooling_2022_leak |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-05|title=Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Lost Debut Album Appears To Surface Online After 27 Years|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2175137/godspeed-you-black-emperors-lost-debut-album-appears-to-surface-online-after-27-years/news/|access-date=2022-02-06|website=[[Stereogum]]|language=en|archive-date=August 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801223716/https://www.stereogum.com/2175137/godspeed-you-black-emperors-lost-debut-album-appears-to-surface-online-after-27-years/news/|url-status=live}}</ref> The band eventually uploaded the full audio of the tape to its official [[Bandcamp]] page on February 14.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://godspeedyoublackemperor.bandcamp.com/album/all-lights-fucked-on-the-hairy-amp-drooling | title=All lights fucked on the hairy amp drooling, by Godspeed You! Black Emperor | access-date=February 14, 2022 | archive-date=February 15, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215003528/https://godspeedyoublackemperor.bandcamp.com/album/all-lights-fucked-on-the-hairy-amp-drooling | url-status=live }}</ref> On February 24, 2024, the band debuted three new untitled songs at the [[Knockdown Center]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill |title=Godspeed You! Black Emperor debuted 3 new songs at tour kickoff at Knockdown Center (listen ++ pics, 2024 dates) |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/godspeed-you-black-emperor-debuted-3-new-songs-at-tour-kickoff-at-knockdown-center-listen-pics-2024-dates/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}</ref> On August 28, 2024, the band announced its eighth album, ''[[No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead]]'', supported by the lead single "Grey Rubble – Green Shoots".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=2024-08-28 |title=Godspeed You! Black Emperor Announce New Album "No Title As of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead", Share Song |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/godspeed-you-black-emperor-announce-new-album-no-title-as-of-13-february-2024-28340-dead-share-song-listen/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> Its title references the death toll of Palestinians in the [[Gaza Strip]] during the [[Gaza war]] at the time of the album's conception.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last1=LaPierre |first1=Megan |title=Godspeed You! Black Emperor Announce New Album '"NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD"' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/there-appears-to-be-a-new-godspeed-you-black-emperor-album |website=Exclaim |access-date=28 August 2024}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Berman |first=Stuart |title=Godspeed You! Black Emperor: "NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/godspeed-you-black-emperor-no-title-as-of-13-february-2024/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>
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