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10.0
101365
10.0 |
The Arts Desk
A sassy, fresh, sophisticated record which proves The Go! Team are as inimitable and exciting as ever
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9.1
101499
9.1 |
Pretty Much Amazing
It really rallies the spirits!
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8.0
101498
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
40 minutes of blissful escapism
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8.0
101510
8.0 |
All Music
That the Go! Team can sound as fresh and inventive on Semicircle as they did when they started is an impressive, almost miraculous, feat that defies nature and defines triumphant joy
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8.0
101388
8.0 |
Record Collector
Wherever you turn, exuberance and invention are generously served
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8.0
101412
8.0 |
The Observer
A psychedelic tonic
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8.0
101465
8.0 |
The Skinny
Semicircle is as close to an out-and-out rock record as The Go! Team have ever gotten and they sound more revitalised than ever
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8.0
101536
8.0 |
musicOMH
Not many make pop music that leaps off the page so high and vividly as The Go! Team
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8.0
101589
8.0 |
PopMatters
A fantastic little album with exactly the sort of youthful, innocent drive that you just don't get from artists well into middle age
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8.0
101591
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Another infectious collection of joy-filled, pepped-up pop
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7.7
101648
7.7 |
Paste Magazine
Semicircle is just about as good as any other Go! Team record
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7.0
101563
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
From the second the needle drops, the collaborative party atmosphere washes over you
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7.0
101470
7.0 |
Exclaim
This is a team effort, and all the better for it
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7.0
101366
7.0 |
Mixmag
The Go Team! imbue ‘Semicircle’ with the high-octane vibes of a marching band taking on block party jams, Northern Soul and cutesy indie pop. It might sound crazy, but it works beautifully
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6.7
101528
6.7 |
A.V. Club
It’s a rousing party record, but when the music stops and the lights come on, it all blurs together into a fun but forgettable time
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6.5
101461
6.5 |
Under The Radar
Their music works best when left to freewheel across genre and structure. That doesn't always happen here, which is why this fifth outing is merely enjoyable
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6.3
101491
6.3 |
Pitchfork
They’re as boisterous as ever, but their nostalgia doesn’t dip far beneath the surface of their inspirations
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6.0
101517
6.0 |
The Irish Times
With the clash of indie guitars, 1980s hip-hop and even the ping pong sounds on Tangerine/Satsuma/Clementine, everything becomes a “Kodak moment”. However, Semicircle fails to thrill all the way through
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6.0
101506
6.0 |
DIY
Another upbeat, buoyant addition to their canon
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6.0
101392
6.0 |
The Independent
Too cool for school, perhaps?
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6.0
101439
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Ultimately, though, ‘Semicircle’ is an acquired taste: for all the hints at pop genius, an indiscipline permeates the record, manifesting itself as grating zaniness. “Warning,” the cover should say, “contains nuts”
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6.0
101715
6.0 |
Clash
Whilst ‘Semicircle' does contain obvious flaws, this chapter of The Go! Team is here to have a good time and hopes you are too
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6.0
101592
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Yet another mixture of cute homages and recycled pastiche
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5.6
101479
5.6 |
Earbuddy
While Semicircle is certainly fun to spend time with briefly, not much leaves you wanting to return to it
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5.0
101503
5.0 |
The 405
Listening to Semicircle can feel a bit like hanging out with that one friend, who always seems blissfully unaware and pathologically optimistic, and just tells you to have a positive mental attitude. To which it’s hard not to react with, “oh, fuck off, will you?”
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