50 Albums That Defined The 2000s

38. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven

Of all the albums on this list, Godpeed You! Black Emperor's sophomore effort is simultaneously one of the least known and most critically lauded. Regarded by internet blogs such as Pitchfork and The Needle Drop as a pioneering masterpiece, its highly experimental sound can easily intimidate newer listeners. However, beneath the sonic walls of noise - or perhaps because of them - exists an LP of immense power. Released in 2000, it is broadly apocalyptic in nature, eerily predicting the many violent atrocities which would come to define the beginning of the 21st century. Decade Defining Track: Chart #3
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