Proof Of Youth

Label: Memphis Industries

If you can imagine a mix of Sonic Youth style guitars, 70’s car chase theme-tunes and 80’s female MC’s then you’ve probably already heard of Ian Parton’s The GO! Team.  The Brighton based six-piece released their 250k selling, Mercury Prize nominated album Thunder Lightning Strike in 2004 and Proof Of Youth is the much anticipated follow up.

If it was the double-drums, old-skool raps and cheerleader chants that you loved about the debut you’ll be happy to know nothing much has changed and opening track Grip Like A Vice will have you bouncing like you did the first time you heard them, along with recent single Doing It Right.  This record is not short of a few guests in the mix – including electro diva Solex, Brazilian funksters Bonde De Role and Hip-Hop legend Chuck-D. 

From start to finish this album is impossible to sit still to, there so much going in is this record that you’ll find something new to like about with every listen.  Stand out tracks on this album include the already mentioned along with Titanic Vandalism, the horn-fuelled The Wrath Of Maurice and Flashlight Fight featuring Chuck-D, this almost sounds like a Public Enemy track with the vocals of Flavor Flav traded in for the The GO! Team’s cheerleader chants.

By Dale

The GO! Team are soon due to embark on a UK tour to promote this album so if dancing is your thing you’ll want to be at one of these show.

Tour Dates

Sept 25 Edinburgh University
Sept 27 Northumbria University
Sept 28 Liverpool Guild
Sept 29 Loughborough University
Oct  01 Preston 53 Degrees (October
Oct  02 Bangor University
Oct  04 Cardiff University
Oct  05 Warwick Students Union
Oct  06 Plymouth University
Oct  07 Bournemouth Old Fire Station
Oct  09 London Astoria