
Since debuting in 2004 to acclaim with Thunder, Lightning, Strike, noise-rap-funk'ers the Go! Team have spent just as much time as critical darlings as they have fading from the spotlight. It took three years for the sextet to release their sophomore album, 2007's Proof of Youth, and another four for their third, 2011's Rolling Blackouts. But it seems that the four-year gap has led to a slight change in musical direction for the band. If lead single “T.O.R.N.A.D.O.” is any indication, the Go! Team remains rambunctious as ever, though their outlook is not as bright as before. Rolling Blackouts might just be the apocalypse’s perfect party record.