Green Go releases debut album on 04.28!
In the year since releasing their sold-out debut self-titled EP on homegrown launching-pad label / musical collective Burnt Oak Records, Green Go has quickly outgrown their neighborhood hero status and garnered a reputation among tastemakers far beyond their hometown for burning up stages. 2008 saw them winning crowds for series Kazoo, No Shame, Wavelength & Steamwhistle’s Indie Unsigned & festivals Pop Montreal, Canadian Music Week, & North-by-Northeast, sharing bills with like-minded party bringers Think About Life, Woodhands, The Magic, Bocce & OPOPO.
Though the stages & the audiences have expanded exponentially with every performance, Green Go refuses to abandon the turf that they tear up best: sweaty, dirty house shows. Rooms keep getting bigger, but that euphoric community spirit that launched the quintet continues to permeate every facet of their work. When the band released their stop-gap remix EP to satisfy fans pre-full length release (featuring tracks from contemporary Canadian success stories Born Ruffians, Rural Alberta Advantage, Gentleman Reg, Women and The D’Urbervilles), it read not as strategic marketing tool showcasing their remixing prowess, but as an earnest tribute to their peers – a love letter to everyone who ever crammed themselves into a dark basement or garage to support the then-fledgling band.??
All this well-deserved attention landed Green Go a deal with Pheromone Records, & before the ink was dry, Green Go was putting on the finishing touches on invitations to the CD release party for their long-awaited sonic heart-stopper Borders. Out by the end of the month (04.28), the debut full-length is a propulsive mash-up of electro-rock, post-punk, & funky grooves, hitting a fine balance between ballad-like ambience & illuminating extended jams, & continually pushing the boundaries with an electrifying power. With songs that range from the ecstatically joyous to positively libidinous, Borders is the soundtrack to your best Saturday night: an unparalleled transcendent dance explosion that takes you from pre-drinking at your best friend’s house to tearin’ it up on the dance floor, to kinky fun in the coat room & that 4am plate of dinner nachos- all before you can say, “I can’t believe it’s Sunday.”
Here’s your 1st taste!
“Put Your Specs On, Boy” | download
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