Rolling Blackouts
Studio album by
the Go! Team
Released31 January 2011 (2011-01-31)
Studio
Genre
Length40:40
LabelMemphis 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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.9/10[8]
Metacritic73/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The A.V. ClubB+[11]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[12]
The Guardian[13]
NME3/10[14]
Pitchfork7.5/10[15]
Q[16]
Rolling Stone[17]
Spin7/10[18]
Uncut[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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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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