Mercury Music Prize - 2005

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Tacno prije mjesec dana (06/09/2005) dodjeljena je prestizna Mercury Music Prize za 2005 godinu. Ovogodisnji dobitnik je Antony and the Johnsons sa sjanim I Am A Bird Now albumom. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainmen ... 217140.stm
Inace, ova nagrada je ustanovljena 1992 sa ciljem da afirmise britanske muzicke stvaraoce koji pripadaju tzv. indie muzickoj sceni. Mercury Music Prize je, u odredjenom smislu, zamisljen da bude alternativa Brit Awards nagradi koja, sa druge strane, iskljucivo reprezentuje korporacijske i komercijalne interese u britanskoj muzickoj industriji.
http://www.nationwidemercurys.com/
O prijasnjim nominacijama i dobitnicima vise informacija mozete naci ovdje http://www.everyhit.com/awardmer.html

Kao sto to pravila nalazu, i ove godine bilo je nominovano 12 albuma, i to:

Antony and the Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Coldplay - X&Y
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Hard-Fi - Stars of CCTV
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope
The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
MIA - Arular
Polar Bear - Held on the Tips of Fingers
Seth Lakeman - Kitty Jay Did

Posto nema sumnje da su ovo albumi koji zasluzuju da se izdvoje iz ovogodisnje produkcije, evo prilike da se svi ovi albumi nadju na jednom mjestu, u sklopu ove teme.


Pa da krenem od onog naboljeg ;




Antony and the Johnsons - I am a Bird Now (2005)

http://rapidshare.de/files/4844414/someone.zip

It’s not often that an album released in January gets called one of the best of the year in near-unison, but the second full length by Antony and the Johnsons is so startlingly beautiful that it simply has to be. Like his friend and compatriot Devendra Banhart, Antony is a super-talented singer-songwriter with a flair for dramatic artsong. But the cherubic Antony is so original he must get mistaken for an alien quite often; he sings like a bluesy opera singer and switches timbre from masculine to feminine in the space of a breath. The only vocal comparison that comes close is Nina Simone. Antony’s honest lyrics deal with deep wounds and troubled desires with matter of fact poetry and subtle humor, as in a short story by JT LeRoy. Aided and abetted by a versatile band that’s often closer to chamber orchestra than rock act, Antony delivers a visionary album with I Am A Bird Now. Oh yeah: Rufus Wainwright, Devendra, Lou Reed and Boy George all appear on here, too. --Mike McGonigal

1 Hope There's Someone
2 My Lady Story
3 For Today I Am A Boy
4 Man Is The Baby
5 You Are My Sister
6 What Can I Do?
7 Fistful Of Love
8 Spiralling
9 Free At Last
10 Bird Gerhl

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Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (2005)

http://d.turboupload.com/d/79499/silent.rar.html
http://d.turboupload.com/d/79497/alarm.rar.html

Styled more along the lines of a revolutionary cell than a band, Bloc Party approach the medium of rock'n'roll with the sort of high seriousness usually reserved for philosophy lectures. Yet on Silent Alarm, this "autonomous unit" of smart, wiry London youth don't just succeed in reinvigorating the artform--they come pretty close to reinventing it from the ground up. Whereas early singles like "She's Hearing Voices" found the band still attempting to chisel their own image out of familiar post-punk reference points--The Fall, Joy Division, and Gang Of Four, to name but three--newer tracks such as "Like Eating Glass" and the prickly "Price Of Gas" find Bloc Party pioneering a freshly-minted template of staccato percussion, expansive soundscapes, and cryptic lyrics that artfully straddle the political and the personal. Russell Lissack has forsaken that overdone hallmark of post-punk, brittle tortured-fretboard skronk, in favor of an effects-laden guitar sound that adds genuine prettiness to Bloc Party's edgy rush. But it's Kele Okereke's vocal that's the band's most flexible facet, morphing from frothing anger to breathless desperation. "Are you hoping for a miracle?" he bays, on "Helicopter". Yes? Well Silent Alarm ably fits the bill. --Louis Pattison

1. Like Eating Glass
2. Helicopter
3. Positive Tension
4. Banquet
5. Blue Light
6. She's Hearing Voices
7. This Modern Love
8. Pioneers
9. Price Of Gas
10. Little Thoughts (bonus track)
11. So Here We Are
12. Luno
13. Plans
14. Compliments

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KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope (2005)

http://rapidshare.de/files/5616820/eye.rar.html
http://d.turboupload.com/d/78679/telescope.rar.html

If the art of the female singer-songwriter revolves around coffee table soliloquies then Eye To The Telescope--the debut album from Edinburgh-born chanteuse / guitarist KT Tunstall--is a pleasing mediation between the traditional demands of brooding egocentricity (espresso) and frothy commerciality (cappuccino). KT Tunstall has star quality. "Suddenly I See" is an effortlessly liberating pop fillip while, conversely, "False Alarm" redresses Abba's "The Winner Takes It All" for losers who had nothing to lose to begin with. However, Tunstall isn't entirely convinced by the compromise ( "I'm struggling to cater for the space I'm meant to fill" she sings) and "Miniature Disasters"--one of several strong numbers showcasing her aptitude for wrapping up pop tunes in either folky bluesiness or ponderous jazz--catalogues her desires for unfettered self-expression. The opening cut "Other Side Of The World" might sound like Dido without the giftwrapped grief (she's none too flattered with the comparisons) but Eye To The Telescope is spiritually closer to Carol King and Elvis Costello than Katie Melua. And that's no bad thing. --Kevin Maidment

1. Other Side Of The World
2. Another Place To Fall
3. Under The Weather
4. Black Horse & the Cherry Tree
5. Miniature Disasters
6. Silent Sea
7. Universe & U
8. Suddenly I See
9. Stoppin The Love
10. False Alarm
11. Heal Over
12. Through The Dark

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Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (2005)

http://d.turboupload.com/d/78834/employment1.rar.html
http://d.turboupload.com/d/78825/employment2.rar.html

Is it too early for a Britpop revival? Not on the watch of Leeds quintet Kaiser Chiefs, who just a decade after the release of Blur's scene-making 1994 album, Parklife, offer a striking follow-up. They've hired the same producer--Stephen Street. They've studied the same influences--the Buzzcocks, the Jam, the Kinks. They've even picked up the same English slice-of-life themes--"I wanna wear my clothes tight/Matching jackets and a fistful of notes/New sneakers and a fresh pack of smokes," goes "Saturday Night." The resulting album, Employment, is just as catchy and captivating as you might expect, swinging from the stormy social commentary of "I Predict A Riot" to the shouty insouciance of "Oh My God." A Trainspotting sequel can't be far off. --Aidin Vaziri
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Sometimes the greatest success stories sprout from the tiniest of ambitions. When Kaiser Chiefs formed up in Leeds around the summer of 2003, their aim wasn't to conquer stadiums and change the world. Instead, these five Britpop-obsessed oddballs began plotting a rather more modest plan. In the shadowy corners of clubs and venues across the city Ricky Wilson (lead vocals, owner of stylish blue and orange suit), Andrew 'Whitey' White (guitar), Simon Rix (bass), Nick 'Peanut' Baines (keyboards and modeller of impressive pork-pie hats) and Nick Hodgson (drums and vocals) decided to form a band that would harness the awesome capability of being able to blag an early slot at the following year's Leeds Festival.

The Kaisers' story actually begins some time before they'd decided to name themselves after a successful South African football team. School friends Simon, Peanut and Nick had been playing together in various bands since the age of 15 before spying art school graduate and restless-ball-of-energy Ricky singing with a Rolling Stones tribute band.

Right now, everybody wants a piece of the Kaiser Chiefs. Blur producer Stephen Street was so bowled over he offered his services for debut album Employment. A barrage of bouncing art-pop brilliance, it's scheduled to soundtrack 2005 from the minute it hits stereos this March.

1. Everyday I Love You Less and Less
2. I Predict A Riot
3. Modern Way
4. Na Na Na Na Naa
5. You Can Have It All
6. Oh My God
7. Born To Be A Dancer
8. Saturday Night
9. What Did I Ever Give You
10. Time Honoured Tradition
11. Caroline, Yes
12. Team Mate

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Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (2005)

http://d.turboupload.com/d/79499/silent.rar.html
http://d.turboupload.com/d/79497/alarm.rar.html

Styled more along the lines of a revolutionary cell than a band, Bloc Party approach the medium of rock'n'roll with the sort of high seriousness usually reserved for philosophy lectures. Yet on Silent Alarm, this "autonomous unit" of smart, wiry London youth don't just succeed in reinvigorating the artform--they come pretty close to reinventing it from the ground up. Whereas early singles like "She's Hearing Voices" found the band still attempting to chisel their own image out of familiar post-punk reference points--The Fall, Joy Division, and Gang Of Four, to name but three--newer tracks such as "Like Eating Glass" and the prickly "Price Of Gas" find Bloc Party pioneering a freshly-minted template of staccato percussion, expansive soundscapes, and cryptic lyrics that artfully straddle the political and the personal. Russell Lissack has forsaken that overdone hallmark of post-punk, brittle tortured-fretboard skronk, in favor of an effects-laden guitar sound that adds genuine prettiness to Bloc Party's edgy rush. But it's Kele Okereke's vocal that's the band's most flexible facet, morphing from frothing anger to breathless desperation. "Are you hoping for a miracle?" he bays, on "Helicopter". Yes? Well Silent Alarm ably fits the bill. --Louis Pattison

1. Like Eating Glass
2. Helicopter
3. Positive Tension
4. Banquet
5. Blue Light
6. She's Hearing Voices
7. This Modern Love
8. Pioneers
9. Price Of Gas
10. Little Thoughts (bonus track)
11. So Here We Are
12. Luno
13. Plans
14. Compliments

baš sad ga slušam...odlična stvar

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Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (2005)

Bloc Party - Slient Alarm Remixed (09/2005)

http://d.turboupload.com/d/79499/silent.rar.html
http://d.turboupload.com/d/79497/alarm.rar.html

Styled more along the lines of a revolutionary cell than a band, Bloc Party approach the medium of rock'n'roll with the sort of high seriousness usually reserved for philosophy lectures. Yet on Silent Alarm, this "autonomous unit" of smart, wiry London youth don't just succeed in reinvigorating the artform--they come pretty close to reinventing it from the ground up. Whereas early singles like "She's Hearing Voices" found the band still attempting to chisel their own image out of familiar post-punk reference points--The Fall, Joy Division, and Gang Of Four, to name but three--newer tracks such as "Like Eating Glass" and the prickly "Price Of Gas" find Bloc Party pioneering a freshly-minted template of staccato percussion, expansive soundscapes, and cryptic lyrics that artfully straddle the political and the personal. Russell Lissack has forsaken that overdone hallmark of post-punk, brittle tortured-fretboard skronk, in favor of an effects-laden guitar sound that adds genuine prettiness to Bloc Party's edgy rush. But it's Kele Okereke's vocal that's the band's most flexible facet, morphing from frothing anger to breathless desperation. "Are you hoping for a miracle?" he bays, on "Helicopter". Yes? Well Silent Alarm ably fits the bill. --Louis Pattison

1. Like Eating Glass
2. Helicopter
3. Positive Tension
4. Banquet
5. Blue Light
6. She's Hearing Voices
7. This Modern Love
8. Pioneers
9. Price Of Gas
10. Little Thoughts (bonus track)
11. So Here We Are
12. Luno
13. Plans
14. Compliments

baš sad ga slušam...odlična stvar

evo, ni ovaj remixed nije los




http://rapidshare.de/files/5896838/BCPY1.zip
http://www.momoshare.com/file.php?file= ... dd6946c958


01. Like Eating Glass (Ladytron Zapatistat Mix)
02. Helicopter (Whitney Version)
03. Positive Tension (Blackbox Remix)
04. Banquet (Phones Disco Edit)
05. Blue Light (Engineers 'Anti-Gravity' Mix)
06. She's Hearing Voices (Erol Arkans's Calling)
07. This Modern Love (Dave P & Adam Sparkle's Mix)
08. The Pioneers (M83 Remix)
09. Price of Gasoline (Automato Remix)
10. So Here We Are (Four Tet Remix)
11. Luno (Bloc Party Vs. Death From Above 1979)
12. Plans (Replanned by Mogwai)
13. Compliments (Shibuyaka Remix by Nick Zinner)

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Seth Lakeman - Kitty Jay

http://d.turboupload.com/d/78992/k.rar.html
http://d.turboupload.com/d/78964/j.rar.html

Kitty Jay is a collection of songs written and inspired by the stories and legends of Seth’s birthplace and home of Dartmoor, West of England--it’s an ambitious disc that attempts to capture the spirit and atmosphere of the wilderness of the moor. Ambitious it may be but he’s certainly succeeded. Over the 11 tracks he creates an impressively dark and brooding atmosphere, but this is contrasted by lighter and sweeter passages spread throughout – it’s a disc that feels natural and balanced.

1. John Lomas
2. Bold Knight
3. Fight for Favour
4. Kitty Jay
5. Farewell My Love
6. Blood Upon Copper
7. Henry Clark
8. Storm
9. Cape Clear
10. Ballad of Josie
11. Streamers

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Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger (2005)

http://d.turboupload.com/d/78846/certain.rar.html
http://d.turboupload.com/d/78951/trigger.rar.html

Reminiscent of early Roxy Music and Gang of Four, Maximo Park do super-tight, infectious rock songs with mega energy & a killer live show. Follows Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs & Franz Ferdinand...

London's Warp label is better known as a pioneer of brainy, slightly austere electronica, having released major CDs by acts such as Autechre, Squarepusher, and Boards of Canada. But when it ventures into guitar-based sounds, the label's discoveries are no less impressive--a fact confirmed by the addition of Maxïmo Park to Warp's limited rock roster, which already boasted the splendid Broadcast. Maxïmo Park's music loosely fits alongside that of postpunk contemporaries such as the Futureheads and Bloc Party (unsurprisingly, the three bands have worked with producer Paul Epworth). But the quintet brings a different sensibility to its jagged guitars and snappy suits. First of all, it hails from Newcastle Upon Tyne, in the north of England, and one of the many delights on A Certain Trigger is singer Paul Smith's untamed accent, which adds uncommon warmth to the songs. Second, Maxïmo Park's music has an emotional resonance too often lacking from its peers, who can seem more preoccupied with finding the right tie than the right lyric. Smith's voice pulses with genuine-sounding urgency and passion, while the band bangs away with abandon. It all makes tracks like "Once a Glimpse," with its brusque accelerations, and the heady "Apply Some Pressure" resonate long after they're over. Elisabeth Vincentelli --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

1. Signal And Sign
2. Apply Some Pressure
3. Graffiti
4. Postcard Of A Painting
5. Going Missing
6. I Want You To Stay
7. Limassol
8. The Coast Is Always Changing
9. The Night I Lost My Head
10. Once, A Glimpse
11. Now I'm All Over The Shop
12. Acrobat
13. Kiss You Better

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The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers

http://d.turboupload.com/d/83998/ma.rar.html
http://d.turboupload.com/d/84075/gic.rar.html

In an age of vigorously-marketed rag-trade clothes horses, Trinidad/New York/London collective the Magic Numbers are an anomaly; a word-of-mouth phenomenon whose affable live shows have been compared to happy clappy religious experiences and whose music--an unfashionable blend of soft country pop with Fifties and Sixties inflections--is evidently more important to them than the intercession of style gurus and hairdressers. The "kids" are converted and the band's self-titled debut album may prove to be the most surprising success story of the year. Comprising two pairs of siblings, the Stodarts (singer and songwriter Romeo; the girth of a bear, the hair and beard of a friendly fairy-tale giant and the voice of a mouse; sister Michelle on bass, keyboards, vocals) and the Gannons (the equally hirsute Sean on drums; sister Angela on vocals, melodica and percussion) the familial ties shine through in the wholesome, harmonious nature of it all, from the skiffle of "Long Legs" and the upbeat Undertones-flavoured pop of "Love Me Like You" to the melting, dreamy teen frustration dialogues of "Love's a Game" and "I See You, You See Me". The Magic Numbers offer conclusive proof that math isn't boring. --Kevin Maidment

1. Mornings Eleven
2. Forever Lost
3. Mule
4. Long Legs
5. Love Me Like You
6. Which Way to Happy
7. I See You, You See Me
8. Don't Give Up the Fight
9. This Love
10. Wheels on Fire
11. Love's a Game
12. Try
13. Hymn for Her

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evo, ni ovaj remixed nije los




http://rapidshare.de/files/5896838/BCPY1.zip
http://www.momoshare.com/file.php?file= ... dd6946c958


01. Like Eating Glass (Ladytron Zapatistat Mix)
02. Helicopter (Whitney Version)
03. Positive Tension (Blackbox Remix)
04. Banquet (Phones Disco Edit)
05. Blue Light (Engineers 'Anti-Gravity' Mix)
06. She's Hearing Voices (Erol Arkans's Calling)
07. This Modern Love (Dave P & Adam Sparkle's Mix)
08. The Pioneers (M83 Remix)
09. Price of Gasoline (Automato Remix)
10. So Here We Are (Four Tet Remix)
11. Luno (Bloc Party Vs. Death From Above 1979)
12. Plans (Replanned by Mogwai)
13. Compliments (Shibuyaka Remix by Nick Zinner)

remixed je odlican ali fale paswordi

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evo, ni ovaj remixed nije los




http://rapidshare.de/files/5896838/BCPY1.zip
http://www.momoshare.com/file.php?file= ... dd6946c958


01. Like Eating Glass (Ladytron Zapatistat Mix)
02. Helicopter (Whitney Version)
03. Positive Tension (Blackbox Remix)
04. Banquet (Phones Disco Edit)
05. Blue Light (Engineers 'Anti-Gravity' Mix)
06. She's Hearing Voices (Erol Arkans's Calling)
07. This Modern Love (Dave P & Adam Sparkle's Mix)
08. The Pioneers (M83 Remix)
09. Price of Gasoline (Automato Remix)
10. So Here We Are (Four Tet Remix)
11. Luno (Bloc Party Vs. Death From Above 1979)
12. Plans (Replanned by Mogwai)
13. Compliments (Shibuyaka Remix by Nick Zinner)

remixed je odlican ali fale paswordi

pass: AlienOnAcid

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M.I.A. - Arular (2005)


http://rapidshare.de/files/4873223/speakthe.zip
http://rapidshare.de/files/4876227/slangnow.zip.html

M.I.A.'s debut record is both intensely urban and aggressively modern. The group's sole member, Maya Arul, infuses her blend of hip-hop and chunky electro with raw, tribal overtones and a healthy dose of sex appeal. There are elements of world music here, in Arul's multilingual vocal as well as the tonal shifts and instrumentation (like the drone that opens up "Hombre"). Her delivery uses a variety of yelps and tics full of street-wise confidence and bratty energy. But there's also an appealing melodic sense, like early Neneh Cherry or Miss Kitten when she's not in diva mode. M.I.A. doesn't really sound like anybody; the music is just experimental enough to wiggle out of easy comparisons. The IDM-style bleeps and beeps of "Galang," for example, give an already catchy song extra punch. The only problem with the record, a common flaw for debuts, is a sameness from track to track which robs it of the ability to surprise. Still, Arul is hugely talented and her abundant originality packs a wallop. --Matthew Cooke

1 Banana Skit
2 Pull Up the People
3 Bucky Done Gun
4 Fire, Fire
5 Freedom Skit
6 Amazon
7 Bingo
8 Hombre
9 One for the Head Skit
10 10 Dollar
11 Sunshowers
12 Galang
13 M.I.A.

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Polar Bear - Held on the Tips of Fingers (2005)

http://rapidshare.de/files/5382818/PolarBear1.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/5383036/PolarBear2.rar
pw: Happy ....ing!

Held On The Tips Of Fingers is the second album from jazz ensemble Polar Bear, led by Sebastian Rochford. Their sound could be described as an eclectic mix of the most traditional aspects of pure jazz with a healthy amount of genre-hopping experimentalism.

1. Was Dreaming You Called You Dissapeared I Slept
2. Beartown
3. Fluffy (I Want You)
4. To Touch The Red Brick
5. Held On The Tips Of Fingers
6. Argumentative
7. King Of Aberdeen
8. Your Eyes The Sea
9. Life That Ends Too Soon

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Hard-Fi - Stars of Cctv (2005)

http://rapidshare.de/files/5353146/C.C.rar
http://rapidshare.de/files/5353363/T.V.rar

Stars Of CCTV is the debut album from Surrey-based Indie rockers Hard-Fi. Fusing together a host of influences, including Happy Mondays-esque baggy, sun kissed Ibizan grooves and even classic two-tone ska, Hard-Fi have crafted an album that buzzes with raw energy and enthusiasm, celebrating the best of British pop culture. Includes the singles 'Cash Machine', 'Tied Up Too Tight' and 'Hard To Beat'.

1. Cash Machine
2. Middle Eastern Holiday
3. Tied Up Too Tight
4. Gotta Reason
5. Hard To Beat
6. Unnecessary Trouble
7. Move On Now
8. Better Do Better
9. Feltham Is Singing Out
10. Living For The Weekend
11. Stars Of Cctv

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Coldplay - X&Y (2005)

http://www.willtodd.net/gillette/Coldplay-X&Y/

Things have gone ridiculously well for Coldplay since 2002's A Rush of Blood to the Head. The group's global album sales have soared past the 10-million mark, putting it in the same stratosphere as megabands U2 and the Dave Matthews Band. People have offered up their bank accounts, cars, and even bodies for tickets to its shows. And, in a interesting twist, frontman Chris Martin married Gwyneth Paltrow and set the tabloid world aflame. Funny thing, then, that the British quartet's much-anticipated third album, X&Y, is all about staying grounded. In the powerful opener, "Square One," the singer insists people are fundamentally the same no matter what their stature: "You just want... Somebody listening to what you say," he sings. On "Fix You," Martin grapples with imperfection and missed opportunity: "When you love someone but it goes to waste... Could it be worse?" Meanwhile, the vibrant single, "Speed of Sound," is all about reconnecting with the spirit and soul in the face of the paparazzi's flashbulbs. Musically, the band has never sounded more adventurous, referencing everyone from Kraftwerk ("Talk") to the Pogues ("Swallowed in the Sea"), all the while sweeping aside those Radiohead-lite comparisons to embrace a massive, moving sound that makes simplicity seem sublime. --Aidin Vaziri

1. Square One
2. What If?
3. White Shadows
4. Fix You
5. Talk
6. X&Y
7. Speed Of Sound
8. A Message
9. Low
10. Hardest Part
11. Swallowed In The Sea
12. Twisted Logic
13. 'til Kingdom Come

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evo ga zadnji, dvanaesti

mission accomplished




The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike (2005)

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Lodged somewhere in the previously undiscovered zone where Sonic Youth meets The Jackson 5, The Go! Team’s Mercury Music Prize nominated debut album Thunder, Lightning, Strike kicked out the jams and then spread it on crumpets for tea. The Go! Team is a 50/50 boy multinational girl boy split: band leader Ian Parton on electric guitar, harmonica and drums, Sam Dook on electric guitar, banjo and drums Chi Fukami Taylor on drums, Silke Steidinger on drums, electric guitar, keys and melodica and Jamie Bell on bass, and dynamite mcing from pocket rocket Ninja. That’s right, there’s four drummers - eat your heart out Adam and the Ants.
On record The Go! Team are the Uncle Bulgaria’s of pop music, making good use of things everyday folk leave behind. Throwing together electro, 70’s cop show theme music, Bollywood soundtracks, cheerleading chants, old hip hop and noise guitar bands with a wide-eyed sense of possibility where everything crashes into everything else with a breathless, delighted, abandon. The Go! Team seem to be suffering from a collective brain-wrong that is gloriously, euphorically right

1. Panther Dash
2. Ladyflash
3. Feel good By Numbers
4. The Power Is On
5. Get It Together
6. Junior Kickstart
7. Air Raid Gtr
8. Bottle Rocket
9. Friendship Update
10. Huddle Formation
11. Everyone’s A V.I.P. To Someone