Rolling Blackouts

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Rolling Blackouts
Rolling Blackouts cover.jpg
Studio album by
the Go! Team
Released31 January 2011 (2011-01-31)
Studio
Genre
Length40:40
Label Memphis Industries
Producer
  • The Go! Team
  • Gareth Parton
The Go! Team chronology
Proof of Youth
(2007)		Rolling Blackouts
(2011)		 The Scene Between
(2015)
Singles from Rolling Blackouts
  1. "Buy Nothing Day"
    Released: 24 January 2011 (2011-01-24) [2]
  2. "Apollo Throwdown"
    Released: 16 April 2011 (2011-04-16) [3]
  3. "Ready to Go Steady"
    Released: 25 July 2011 (2011-07-25) [4]
  4. "T.O.R.N.A.D.O."
    Released: 2013 (2013) [5]

Rolling Blackouts is the third studio album by English band the Go! Team. It was released by Memphis Industries on 31 January 2011 in the United Kingdom and on 1 February 2011 in the United States. [6] [7]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.9/10 [8]
Metacritic 73/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The A.V. Club B+ [11]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
NME 3/10 [14]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [15]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Spin 7/10 [18]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [19]

Rolling Blackouts currently holds a score of 73 on the review aggregate website Metacritic, indicating "generally positive reviews". [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Go! Team, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."T.O.R.N.A.D.O."
2:09
2."Secretary Song"
3:32
3."Apollo Throwdown"
3:20
4."Ready to Go Steady" 2:45
5."Bust-Out Brigade"
2:42
6."Buy Nothing Day" 3:59
7."Super Triangle" 1:46
8."Voice Yr Choice"
3:34
9."Yosemite Theme"
4:09
10."The Running Range" 3:45
11."Lazy Poltergeist" 1:40
12."Rolling Blackouts" 3:30
13."Back Like 8 Track"
3:49
Total length:40:40

Sample credits [20]

Personnel

Credits for Rolling Blackouts adapted from album liner notes. [20]

The Go! Team

Additional musicians

Production

Artwork and design

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [21] 59
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [22] 84
Scottish Albums (OCC) [23] 44
UK Albums (OCC) [24] 50
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [25] 5
US Billboard 200 [26] 162
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [27] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [28] 18
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [29] 22
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [30] 33

References

  1. ↑ Cole, Matthew (1 February 2011). "Review: The Go! Team, Rolling Blackouts". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Buy Nothing Day by The Go! Team". United Kingdom: Amazon. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "FACT's guide to Record Store Day 2011". Fact . 13 April 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ready to Go Steady EP by The Go! Team". United Kingdom: Amazon. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  5. ↑ Memphis Industries. "The Go! Team – T.O.R.N.A.D.O." Greedbag. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Go! Team: 'Rolling Blackouts' could be our last album'". NME . 2 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  7. ↑ Breihan, Tom (26 January 2011). "Go! Team Stream New Album, Share New Videos". Pitchfork . Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "Rolling Blackouts by The Go! Team reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Reviews for Rolling Blackouts by The Go! Team". Metacritic . Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  10. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Rolling Blackouts – The Go! Team". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  11. ↑ Hawthorne, Marc (1 February 2011). "The Go! Team: Rolling Blackouts". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  12. ↑ Petrusich, Amanda (26 January 2011). "Rolling Blackouts". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  13. ↑ Cragg, Michael (27 January 2011). "The Go! Team: Rolling Blackouts – review". The Guardian . Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  14. ↑ Cashmore, Pete (31 January 2011). "Album Review: The GO! Team – Rolling Blackouts (Wichita)". NME . Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  15. ↑ Berman, Stuart (3 February 2011). "The Go! Team: Rolling Blackouts". Pitchfork . Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "The Go! Team: Rolling Blackouts". Q (295): 117. February 2011.
  17. ↑ Dolan, Jon (1 February 2011). "Rolling Blackouts". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  18. ↑ Kornhaber, Spencer (1 February 2011). "The Go! Team, 'Rolling Blackouts' (Memphis Industries)". Spin . Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "The Go! Team: Rolling Blackouts". Uncut (165): 87. February 2011.
  20. 1 2 Rolling Blackouts (liner notes). The Go! Team. Memphis Industries. 2011. MI0178CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Go! Team". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  22. ↑ "アルバム売上ランキング (アルバム)". Oricon . Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  23. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  24. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  25. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  26. ↑ "The Go Team Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  27. ↑ "The Go Team Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  28. ↑ "The Go Team Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  29. ↑ "The Go Team Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  30. ↑ "The Go Team Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 November 2018.


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