This one jumped out the pile when we were digging through crates at St. Stephen’s Record Fair this March. The retro-electro cover screamed “take me home!”—so we just did what the record told us.

I’d never heard of The Go! Team before, so I was pleasantly surprised when the needle dropped and out came this full-blown kaleidoscope of sound: a sugar rush bounce that was punchy and bold. The album thrusts you into a happy, fluffy fusion of lo-fi hip-hop/funk, and takes you on a journey stitched with pastel hues of shoegaze and pastures of indie. Recently released in 2021, these guys pack an old-school bite with a punch of that bright, fuzzy candyfloss energy, a great record to crack on when the sun’s out.

Extra Note : -. During recording Ian Parton developed Ménière’s disease, causing him to partial hearing loss. He described the album as his “life raft” which may have resulted in this album’s unique urgency of sounding alive.