Weekly Song Recommendation: The Go! Team – Bottle Rocket

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The Go! Team is one of those bands that I should have discovered long before I did.  In fact, there were even opportunities to see them previous to checking them out that I missed out on.  But oh well, you can’t know all cool tunes all the time.  You can just get close.

They’re a band that mixes what I’d explain as cheerleaders with an indie synth pop band who are influenced by the 1970s.  It doesn’t make any sense, but the most interesting bands rarely do, right?

This song, “Bottle Rocket” is a horn sample-heavy rockin’ good time fronted by a female rapper and drum fills o’plenty.  It’s just such a good time listening to this tune.  You can’t help but notice the sun is just a little bit brighter and your coffee is a little bit stronger while it’s playing.

The album, Thunder, Lightning, Strike, where you can find this song generally has a pretty similar feel throughout.  So if you like this song, you’d like the rest of the album.  Not too technical, not too deep, not too anything.  Just a really fun time.

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