7/9/24.
I remember listening to The Go! Team (Brighton, England), "Thunder, Lightning, Strike" in 2004 and thinking the rules of music had changed. This was catchy yet so different. I think I heard about it through Pitchfork - I just remember reading "cheerleading" in their review.
Here we are, 20 years on, and this is what is promised to be the final reissue of "Thunder, Lightning, Strike". Monorail Music has an exclusive edition that comes with a 7" of both The Pastels and The Orielles covering "Hold Yr Terror Close". There is also a CDr of demos.
Listening to this again, I can't help but think of just how different this was (and is). And no wonder I then fell in love with "Proof of Youth". The Go! Team also made me go back and listen to Big Audio Dynamite, Win, and The Nectarine no. 9.
