Rolling Blackouts

Electronic · 2011 · 16 tracks · 47m

Rolling Blackouts

A high-octane collage of schoolyard chants, distorted garage rock, and vintage soul samples. It sounds like a block party happening inside a kaleidoscope.

January 12, 2011 · Memphis Industries

Relentless, technicolor joy that feels like a celebratory victory lap.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 47m

01

T.O.R.N.A.D.O.

2:10

02

Secretary Song

3:33

03

Apollo Throwdown

3:20

04

Ready to Go Steady

2:45

05

Bust-Out Brigade

2:43

06

Buy Nothing Day

3:59

07

Super Triangle

1:46

08

Voice Yr Choice

3:35

09

Yosemite Theme

4:10

10

The Running Range

3:45

11

Lazy Poltergeist

1:40

12

Rolling Blackouts

3:31

13

Back Like 8 Track

3:50

14

Voice Yr Choice (Tobacco remix)

3:17

15

Headache in My Heart

3:28

16

Assembly

Moments Worth Listening For

The sirens and drill-sergeant barking that ignite the opening seconds of T.O.R.N.A.D.O.

Satomi Matsuzaki's deadpan office-supply roll call over the motorik beat of Secretary Song.

The triumphant, soul-drenched brass explosion that carries the title track to its peak.

Reviews

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Where This Album Departs

How does Rolling Blackouts sound next to the rest of The Go! Team's catalogue?

Drum Machine+1.8σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drum machine notably more than the catalogue usually does.

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