Godcaster
{{Short description|American rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| genre = experimental rock{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/godcaster-godcaster/|title=Godcaster|website=Pitchfork|access-date=3 September 2023}} art punk{{cite web|url=https://floodmagazine.com/127650/godcaster-godcaster/|title=The Brooklyn-based art-punk sextet reinvent themselves while crafting their own creation myth on their sophomore album.|website=floodmagazine|access-date=21 September 2023}}
| years_active = {{start date|2018}}–present {{cite web|url=https://www.getalternative.com/album-review-godcaster-godcaster/|title=Album Review: Godcaster – 'Godcaster'|website=The Alternative|date=10 March 2023 |access-date=3 September 2023}}
| label = Ramplocal{{cite web|url=https://ramplocal.com/new-products/godcaster-godcaster|title=GODCASTER - GODCASTER [LP, CD]|website=ramplocal|access-date=3 September 2023}}
| current_members = *Judson Kolk
- Bruce Ebersole
- David Mcfaul
- Von Kolk
- Jan Fontana
- Ryan West
| past_members = Sam Pickard
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Godcaster is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/godcaster-godcaster/|title=Godcaster|website=Pitchfork|access-date=3 September 2023}}
History
Godcaster released their debut album, Long Haired Locusts, in 2020.{{cite web |last1=Chelosky |first1=Danielle |title=Godcaster Announce Debut Album Long Haired Locusts, Unveil New Single "Serpentine Carcass Crux Birth" |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/godcaster/godcaster-announce-debut-album-unveil-single |publisher=Paste |access-date=19 August 2023}} This album garnered the attention of some music publications, who gave the album positive reviews.{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Ian |title=Long Haired Locusts |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/godcaster_long_haired_locusts |publisher=Under the Radar |access-date=19 August 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Schonfeld |first1=Zach |title=Godcaster: Long Haired Locusts |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/godcaster-long-haired-locusts/ |publisher=Pitchfork |access-date=19 August 2023}} The group released their second full-length, a self-titled album, in 2023, to further positive reviews.{{cite web |last1=Friedman |first1=Jason |title=Godcaster Wield an Awesome Might on their New Self-Titled LP |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/godcaster/godcaster-wield-an-awesome-might-on-their-new-self-titled-lp |publisher=Paste |access-date=19 August 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Yu |first1=Zhenzhen |title=Godcaster: Godcaster |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/godcaster-godcaster/ |publisher=Pitchfork |access-date=19 August 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Helfand |first1=Raphael |title=Song You Need: Godcaster's terrifying internal monologue |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/11/15/song-you-need-godcaster-diamonds-shining-face |publisher=The Fader |access-date=19 August 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Ted |title=Godcaster, 'Vivian Heck' |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2023/02/13/1155952281/godcaster-vivian-heck |publisher=NPR Music |access-date=19 August 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Sullivan |first1=Samantha |title=Godcaster, Godcaster |url=https://floodmagazine.com/127650/godcaster-godcaster/ |publisher=FLOOD Magazine |access-date=19 August 2023}}
Reception
Pitchfork reviewer Zach Schonfeld described Godcaster's debut Long Haired Locusts as 'teetering right on the edge of irredeemable obnoxiousness, daring you to resist their charm and lightning-fast musicianship.'{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/godcaster-long-haired-locusts|title=Long Haired Locused|website=Pitchfork|access-date=3 September 2023}} For their self-titled effort, Pitchfork reviewer Zhenzhen Yu felt that "the band maintains its characteristic mayhem and mythology while continuing to diversify."'{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/godcaster-godcaster/|title=Godcaster|website=Pitchfork|access-date=3 September 2023}}
Discography
=Albums=
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=Extended plays=
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=Music Videos"=
- "All the Feral Girls In The Universe" (2020)
- "Diamond's Shining Face (2023)
- "Pluto Shoots His Gaze into the Sun" (2023)
- "Vivian Heck" (2023) {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/@godcaster5467/videos | title=Godcaster | website=YouTube }}