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Go Radio - Close The Distance - Music Head - 19-09-2012 online listen getting closer liked a couple on here, including the clip falls short of the mark but there's always tomorrow 1.5 from me and a converted 2.0 from the pros at allmusic from the album - Go To Hell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u41kwad6pCM released Sept 18th, 2012 Bio - from allmusic Singer/guitarist Jason Lancaster left Mayday Parade in April 2007, shortly after the band finished recording the album A Lesson in Romantics for Fearless Records. Burnt out on music and needing a break, Lancaster quickly discovered, however, that he couldn't stay away from playing for long, and by 2008, he had moved on and formed the similar-sounding Go Radio. Based in Tallahassee, FL, he recruited bassist Matt Burns and drummer Steven Kopacz, and after going through two guitarists, the band eventually found another guitarist in Alex Reed by 2009. It was decided within weeks that the guys wanted the group to be more than just a hobby, and in August 2008, Go Radio's first EP of emo-laced pop/rock was released, titled Welcome to Life. They toured behind the record, sharing dates with fellow Floridian rockers Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, among others, and in January 2010, they were signed by Lancaster's old label, Fearless Records. Go Radio's second EP, Do Overs and Second Chances, was recorded with the help of producers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount (All Time Low, Mayday Parade) and issued in April 2010. The seven-song record was then supported on the road with A Day to Remember, August Burns Red, and Silverstein. The band's sophomore full-length, Close the Distance, arrived in 2012. Album Review - from allmusic Back when Go Radio released their debut album in 2011, it felt like Jason Lancaster was still transitioning from his time in Mayday Parade with an album that was a mix of driving pop-punk and plaintive alt-rock. However, the album had bigger, more emotional moments mixed in that felt like the promise of something different, and on the band's sophomore effort, Close the Distance, the band makes good on that promise. Overall, it feels like Go Radio have settled into their sound, giving the album a more relaxed sound that finds them opting to make their songs bigger rather than faster. This gives Close the Distance a mellow, more plaintive vibe that their debut, attempting to wash over listeners rather than simply bowl them over. While this means the album lacks the teeth of its predecessor, it allows the band to focus more on reflection, and provides the songs with a greater sense of depth. This might be a bit jarring at first for fans of the band's earlier, more uptempo work, especially given the relatively short time between releases. Anyone who sticks with it will realize that, at their core, Go Radio aren't just the same band that they were on Lucky Street, but that Close the Distance literally closes the distance between the band they were and the band they were trying to be. And even though they don't quite have the fire that they used to, this more fully realized sound shouldn't have much trouble keeping their fans happy. Track Listing 1. I Won't Lie 2. Baltimore 3. Collide 4. Go To Hell 5. Lost And Found 6. Close The Distance 7. What If You Don't 8. Things I Don't See 9. The Ending 10. Over Me 11. Hear Me Out