Semicircle, The Go! Team, 2018, :40
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Since I first heard these guys way back on (looks it up) August 27, I found out that the band is an ever-changing organism, led by one Ian Parton. Their technique is to blend everything into an aural hurricane of shouty fun: obscure samples, funk, hip-hop, dance, indie pop, double-Dutch chants, horns, steel drums, and basically any sound that might make the song a banger. Apparently on this album there are guest vocals from various choirs and high schoolers and a lot of other singers. The result is a great deal of eclecticism, but all swagger and sunshine pop. If you don't like it, you're still too old. Favorite tracks: "Chain Link Fence," "The Answer's No - Now What's the Question?," "Semicircle Song."
