Rolling Blackouts - The Go! Team
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73 out of 100

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  • Summary: The U.K.'s eclectic music group -- led by founding member/beatmaker Ian Parton -- fuses funky rhythms, hip hop, soul and noise rock together for a melding of styles with pop sensibilities still in tact.
  • Record Label: Memphis Industries
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Electronic
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. All Music Guide
    Feb 23, 2011
    90
    If the Go! Team can make a record this much fun, with this much style and skill, with this many well-chosen collaborators, and with this many hit songs every couple years, by the time they are done we'll be voting them into the Brilliant Pop Hall of Fame.
  2. Delusions of Adequacy
    Feb 17, 2011
    80
    The Go! Team makes sure to reach for the stars and they're certainly poised to simply get more well-known from here.
  3. Mojo
    Apr 6, 2011
    60
    Guest vocalists save giddy, sampling sextet from "more of the same old" charges. [Feb. 2011, p. 97]
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  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    Feb 7, 2011
    30
    Rolling Blackouts sees them doing what The Go! Team do: flailing and yelping like meth-addicted Energiser bunnies, which, as you may have figured, is not a compliment.

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  1. wpspicer
    9
    "Rolling Blackouts" is a stellar collection of songs that range in their scope and drive. Standout moments include the guest appearances by Deerhoof front woman (Secretary Song) and Bethany from Best Coast (Buy Nothing Day).… Expand
  2. Hackskeptic
    8
    "Rolling Blackouts" is another original gem from The Go! Team. The true value of this recording is that they bravely cast their net to a vast potential audience by mashing myriad styles and yet still retain the focus to deliver some excellent songs.

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