Pitchfork, that avatar of modern hipster taste, gives Semicircle, the fifth album from Brighton's eclectic Go! Team, (just out), a somewhat desultory and damning review. It's old hat they smirk, the outfit haven't moved on since they first appeared the best part of fifteen years ago. This is strictly yesterday's news.
Well screw that. The record is a breath of fresh air, just what's needed as we wend our way towards the end of January that's been bereft of exciting new music to herald in 2018. Semicircle is an injection of freshness and vitality. I love what Go! Team do, they're a warm pick and mix of school gym vitality, hip-hop beats, exotic sountracks, cool as can be record collections and happiness spontaneity and positivity of the kind you won't find on the pages of Pitchfork too often frankly.
Very, very Brighton as anyone who will ever have lived there in their youth will recognise. It made me feel as if I was wandering the lanes. Just occasionally development is an overrated concept if you came upon the right formula in the first place and it still sounds fresh years down the line. Such is the case with Semicircle!
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