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Los Bitchos Remix The Go! Team’s “Junior Kickstart” for Upcoming 20th Anniversary Reissue

The Go! Team’s Thunder, Lightning, Strike (20th Anniversary Edition) Due Out on September 13 via Memphis Industries

Aug 07, 2024

In 2004, The Go! Team emerged into the Brighton disco scene with Thunder, Lightning Strike. To celebrate its 20-year anniversary, the LP is being reissued on vinyl and CD. Today, The Go! Team and Los Bitchos have shared “Junior Kickstart (Los Bitchos Rework).” More

The Go! Team Announce 20th Anniversary Reissue of Debut Album, Share “The Power is On (CDR version)”

Thunder, Lightning, Strike (20th Anniversary Edition) Due Out on September 13 via Memphis Industries; Also Listen to New Cornershop Remix

Jul 02, 2024

In 2004, The Go! Team emerged into the Brighton disco scene with Thunder, Lightning Strike. To celebrate its 20-year anniversary, the LP is being reissued on vinyl and CD. The band has shared “The Power is On (CDR version),” as well as a Cornershop remix of the album’s “Everyone’s a V.I.P. to Someone.” More

The Go! Team Share Video for New Song “The Me Frequency”

Get Up Sequences Part Two Due Out February 3 via Memphis Industries

Jan 31, 2023

England’s The Go! Team are releasing a new album, Get Up Sequences Part Two, on February 3 via Memphis Industries. Now they have shared its fifth and final pre-release single, “The Me Frequency,” via a music video. More

The Go! Team Share Video for New Song “Gemini”

Get Up Sequences Part Two Due Out February 3 via Memphis Industries

Jan 23, 2023

England’s The Go! Team are releasing a new album, Get Up Sequences Part Two, on February 3 via Memphis Industries. Now they have shared its fourth single, “Gemini,” via a music video. More

11 Best Songs of the Week: Quasi, The WAEVE, Gaz Coombes, serpentwithfeet, and More

Plus Petite Noir, The Natural Lines, Sweet Baboo, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Dec 02, 2022

Welcome to the 41st Songs of the Week of 2022. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, so this week’s list covers songs from the last two weeks. More

The Go! Team Share Video for New Song “Whammy O”

Get Up Sequences Part Two Due Out February 3, 2023 via Memphis Industries

Nov 30, 2022

England’s The Go! Team are releasing a new album, Get Up Sequences Part Two, on February 3, 2023 via Memphis Industries. Now they have shared another song from it, “Whammy O,” via an amusing video that cuts together a slew of vintage TV clips. More

The Go! Team Share Video For New Single “Look Away, Look Away” (Feat. Star Feminine Band)

Get Up Sequences Part Two Due Out February 3, 2023 via Memphis Industries

Oct 26, 2022

England’s The Go! Team have shared a video for their new single, “Look Away, Look Away,” featuring Star Feminine Band. It is the latest release from The Go! Team’s forthcoming album, Get Up Sequences Part Two, which will be out on February 3, 2023 via Memphis Industries. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arctic Monkeys, Paramore, Wings of Desire, and More

Plus The Go! Team, Badlands, Alice Boman, The War on Drugs, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 30, 2022

Welcome to the 37th Songs of the Week of 2022. This week Florida was devastated by Hurricane Ian and here at Under the Radar headquarters we are currently getting rain connected to storm, with heavy rainfall expected this weekend. One of our writers is in Tampa, Florida, but luckily the power stayed on yesterday while he was doing an interview for our next print issue. Speaking of which, we are very much focused on the next two print issues right now, so we were a bit indecisive about this week’s Songs of the Week. So we settled on a Top 12 and there are lots of honorable mentions this week. More

The Go! Team Announce New Album and Tour, Share Video For Lead Single “Divebomb”

Get Up Sequences Part Two Due Out February 3, 2023 via Memphis Industries

Sep 26, 2022

England’s The Go! Team have announced the release of a new album, Get Up Sequences Part Two, which will be out on February 3, 2023 via Memphis Industries. They have also announced a tour in support of the album and have shared a video for the album’s lead single, “Divebomb,” which features Detroit rapper IndigoYaj. More

The Charlatans Share The Go! Team Remix of “Tellin’ Stories” and Announce Free NHS Show

A Head Full of Ideas Vinyl Career-Spanning Box Set Due Out October 15 via Republic of Music

Aug 11, 2021

Britpop and Madchester survivors The Charlatans have shared a remix of their 1997 song “Tellin’ Stories” by The Go! Team and have announced a free show in Manchester, England for NHS (National Health Service) workers on November 15 at Gorilla. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Tachys, Ora the Molecule, Wet Leg, Indigo De Souza, and More

Plus Mega Bog, Water From Your Eyes, koleżanka, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 18, 2021

Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a strong week for new songs, so we ended up with a Top 12 and some excellent honorable mentions as well. This is a very Scandinavian Songs of the Week, with artists from Denmark (two of them), Sweden, and Norway. More

Jun 15, 2021

England’s The Go! Team are releasing a new album, Get Up Sequences Part One, on July 2 via Memphis Industries. Now they have shared its third single, “A Bee Without Its Sting,” via a video for it. The song features the guest vocals of two Detroit teenagers, Jessie Miller and Rian Woods, who are both members of the choir at The Detroit Academy for Arts and Sciences. They are also featured in the video. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: TORRES, SPELLLING, The Goon Sax, Wolf Alice, and More

Plus St. Vincent, Leon Bridges, Sleater-Kinney, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

May 14, 2021

Welcome to the 18th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week the CDC relaxed mask guidelines for those who have been vaccinated, helping to further pave the way for live music to return this fall. Although, right now there’s no clear way for venues or stores to check if someone is vaccinated. More

The Go! Team Share Video for New Song “Pow”

Get Up Sequences Part One Due Out July 2 on Memphis Industries

May 12, 2021

England’s The Go! Team are releasing a new album, Get Up Sequences Part One, on July 2 via Memphis Industries. Now they have shared another song from it, the energetic “Pow,” via a video for the single. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Gruff Rhys, Squid, Middle Kids, The Go! Team, and More

Plus Flock of Dimes, Lana Del Rey, Teenage Fanclub, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 19, 2021

Welcome to the tenth Songs of the Week of 2021. Last week I told you that the wife and I got the Johnson & Johnson shot. This week more and more people I personally know are also getting vaccinated, and I’m talking people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, not just 65 and older. More

The Go! Team Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song “World Remember Me Now”

Get Up Sequences Part One Due Out July 2 on Memphis Industries

Mar 18, 2021

English band The Go! Team have announced their sixth studio album, Get Up Sequences Part One, which will be out on July 2 via Memphis Industries. The band has also shared a video for a song from the album titled “World Remember Me Now.” Midway through recording the album, the band’s leader Ian Parton lost his hearing in one ear. More

The Go! Team Share New Song “Look Outside (A New Year’s Coming)”

From Upcoming Compilation Lost Christmas Due Out December 4 via Memphis Industries

Nov 27, 2020

English band The Go! Team have shared a new song, “Look Outside (A New Year’s Coming),” which will be featured on label Memphis Industries’ upcoming compilation, Lost Christmas, set to release on December 4. More

9 Best Songs of the Week: JARV IS…, Cults, Lianne La Havas, Will Butler, and More

Plus Oceanator, The Go! Team, IDLES, Moses Sumney, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jul 17, 2020

Welcome to the 28th Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s another week where the pandemic continues to spread all around America, with the Trump administration doing little to stop it. As a consequence, parents across the land (including this one) are wrestling with whether or not to send their kids to school this fall. More

The Go! Team Share Video For Single “Cookie Scene”

Song Features Detroit-Based Rapper IndigoYaj and Is Out Now via Memphis Industries

Jul 13, 2020

The Go! Team is back with an infectious new single “Cookie Scene,” featuring Detroit-based rapper IndigoYaj and flutist Sarah Hayes. Along with it, they shared a kaleidoscopic music video More

Under the Radar Announces Spring 2018 Issue with Courtney Barnett on the Cover

Issue 63 Also Includes Interviews with MGMT, The Decemberists, Belle & Sebastian, The National, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Fleet Foxes, Parquet Courts, Noel Gallagher, Spoon, and More

Mar 28, 2018

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Spring 2018 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine apps Readly and Zinio. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. The issue features Courtney Barnett on the cover. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Courtney Barnett, Gaz Coombes, Let’s Eat Grandma, Snail Mail, and More

Plus Okkervil River, The Go! Team, King Tuff (feat. Jenny Lewis), Hiss Golden Messenger, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 23, 2018

Last week we skipped Songs of the Week. Most of the music industry was in Austin for SXSW and thus few notable songs were shared last week, leaving us with not enough contenders to even put together a Top 5 we were truly excited about. So this week’s Songs of the Week mainly covers this week, but has a few songs from last week, including the song that would’ve been our #1 last week if we’d done a list. Hence we have a Top 12 this week. More

Mar 21, 2018

British sample-wizards The Go! Team just released a new album, Semicircle, a couple of months back in January via Memphis Industries, but now they’ve already shared a new single, “The Only Thing New is U Finding Out About It.” More

Watch: The Go! Team - “Mayday” Video

Semicircle Out Now via Memphis Industries

Jan 29, 2018

British sample-wizards The Go! Team released a new album, Semicircle, a couple of weeks back via Memphis Industries. Previously they shared its first single, “Semicircle Song,”as well as “Mayday” and “All the Way Live.” Now “Mayday” has a colorful video directed by James Slater. More

The Go! Team Share New Song “All the Way Live”

Semicircle Due Out January 19 via Memphis Industries

Jan 04, 2018

British sample-wizards The Go! Team are releasing a new album, Semicircle, on January 19 via Memphis Industries. Previously they shared its first single, “Semicircle Song,” as well as “Mayday.” Now here’s another song from the album, “All the Way Live.” More

The Go! Team Share New Song “Mayday”

Semicircle Due Out January 19, 2018 via Memphis Industries

Nov 30, 2017

British sample-wizards The Go! Team are releasing a new album, Semicircle, on January 18 via Memphis Industries. Previously they shared its first single, “Semicircle Song.” Now here’s another song from the album, the exuberant “Mayday.” More

The Go! Team Announce New Album and Tour Dates, Share “Semicircle Song”

Semicircle Due Out January 19, 2018 via Memphis Industries, Album Features Amber Arcades

Oct 11, 2017

British sample-wizards The Go! Team have announced a new album, Semicircle, and shared its first single, “Semicircle Song.” Semicircle is due out January 18 via Memphis Industries. The album features two key members of the original live band lineup that toured the band’s acclaimed debut album, 2004’s Thunder, Lightning, Strike. More

Listen: The Go! Team - “What D’You Say?”

The Scene Between Due Out March 24 via Memphis Industries

Feb 27, 2015

Ahead of their upcoming LP release of The Scene Between on March 23 in the U.K. and March 24 in the U.S., The Go! Team has just come out with “What D’You Say?”, an infectious and summery pop tune which is all about redemption. More

Dec 19, 2014

We don’t have a title, tracklist, or first official single yet for The Go! Team’s upcoming album release, but you can check out the VHS reminiscent trailer. More

Mar 11, 2011

Hope you’ve had your coffee. Caffeinated pop stars The Go! Team have been busy. We have all the info on videos, blogs, and tour dates. More

Jan 26, 2011

Today, The Go! Team unleashed all 13 tracks of third album Rolling Blackouts (due out February 1, via Memphis Industries). More

Dec 07, 2010

The Go! Team’s new single, “Buy Nothing Day,” is streaming now. It will be on the upcoming album The Rolling Blackouts, due out next year February 1st via Memphis Industries. Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast lends a hand and an upbeat voice to the toe-tapping track. We have the stream. More

Nov 19, 2010

The Go! Team are gearing up for the release of their third full-length, Rolling Blackouts. Today, they dropped a video teaser for the project. More

The Go Team! Prepare For “Rolling Blackouts”

Band Releases Third Album February 1st

Oct 27, 2010

On February 1st. The Go Team! is set to release their third-full length. Rolling Blackoputs (via Memphis Industries). We have the details. More

The Go! Team Announce Album Details

Best Coast, Deerhoof to Guest

Oct 15, 2010

Earlier this year, we spoke with The Go! Team’s Ian Parton about the band’s upcoming third album. Today, additional information has surfaced regarding the project. More



Interviews

Jul 01, 2021

The music means something different to Ian Parton these days. It’s not the passage of time—an astounding 20 years to date as the creative muscle behind The Go! Team—that has changed his personal perspective on his sonic output. It’s living on the other side of a morning in which he woke up without hearing in one ear. More

The Go! Team on “Semicircle”

Inspiration is Everywhere

Mar 30, 2018

When the average music listener thinks of the act of songwriting, it’s often from a point of scarcity. Images of an artist struggling to channel the muse come to mind, strumming a guitar for hours in hopes of finding a spark. Even that word, spark, is symbolic, an immediate flicker of light that disappears with immediacy. More

The Go! Team: In the Studio

Ian Parton on the Band's Third Album

Jan 15, 2010

Since its 2005 Columbia debut Thunder, Lightning, Strike!, The Go! Team has built up a reputation for super-energetic vocalist Ninja’s chants mixed with samples compiled by frontman Ian Parton. 2007’s Proof of Youth (Sub Pop) found the British band taking a more melodic approach, and the still-to-be-named third LP, which Parton says will likely be out sometime in the spring, is headed in the same direction. More


Reviews

Jan 16, 2018

For a group drawing from diverse influences and determined to base records around different ideas, there’s a remarkable consistency to The Go! Team’s output. More

Feb 23, 2011

Imagine your coolest friend. Now imagine, over PBRs at your local watering hole, he gets a phone call. His ring tone? The crazy frog More