Monday, August 27, 2007

The Go! Team: "Proof of Youth" ('07)

Today, we have another guest-writer, Kevin. He's a tall & handsome young gentlemen, and his birthday is a mere 2 days after mine.

The young but already experienced band proves their viral energy in this satisfying sophomore release. The bands newest LP begins with a classic Go! Team feel in the for lack of a better word bumping intro track Grip like a vice. The album maintains the fun jumbled sound going into the next track Doing it Right, and then takes break with the third installment on the album My World which gives us all a break from dancing with its mellow horn driven ballad. The unobtrusive mood is not held for long when the scorching horn section kicks in on Titanic Vandalism with shrieks of the teams towering tone and ending the song asking us if we’re ready for more, with the obvious answer of “hell yes.” The next few tracks are a perfect examples of The Go! Team’s prolific style of meshing fuzzy precise drums with powerful but still melodic chanting vocals. The culmination of the album comes in Flashlight Fight the tenth of elevens songs. The air raid siren of guitars keeps you franticly listening to the atomic bomb being dropped into your ear drum. You can only expect this type of smooth flow but still eccentric frenzy from The Go! Team who bid farewell to you in the heartfelt conclusion Patricia’s Moving Picture. With no need to prove their youthfulness the six piece ensemble does so while also asserting the credibility they have earned in the indie culture.

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Video: "Grip Like a Vice"



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