Following 2011’s Lucky Street, Go Radio have seriously stepped their game up to the next level.

This year, Close the Distance opens with a boom of “oh-oh-oh” in contrast to the siren wail that Lucky Street started with. From the first track, the what-bands-should-strive-for-as-an-album-opener “I Won’t Lie,” Jason Lancaster delivers consistent, perfect, heavy vocal performances, backed by upbeat piano, pop-punk hooks, and catchy choruses.

The string-laced “Baltimore” delivers a one-two punch followed by “Collide,” one of the higher tempo tracks on the record with a chorus that reaches for arena walls;

“‘Cause I won’t let you burn out tonight / let’s just stay here / Don’t breathe, ignite / And you be the reason, I’ll be the rhyme / We’ve both got way too much ahead to worry about what we’ve left behind / So you keep the beat, we’ll stay on time / and fill the pages with just how both our worlds collide.”

“Collide” drifts into the piano-driven lead single “Go to Hell,” a fist-pumping, gang vocal attack that comes out of nowhere, starting as just simple piano before Kopacz takes the reins.

Coupled with the power-ballad “Lost and Found,” the title track lifts the tempo back up to the pop-punk style we’ve known from Go Radio. The song itself has one message: run; “Run, like it’s time that’s chasing us / like you will never find enough / like you forgot the words “give up” / and live to close the distance.”

“What If You Don’t” is one of the best ballads of the season. Swooning violins creeping in beneath Lancaster and his piano will have crowds lifting lighters in the air. A mixture of clean vocals and Lancaster’s classic wail moves the listener through a tragic song of uncertainty.

Thankfully, “Things I Don’t See” instantly brings in a steady blend of pop guitar from Alex Reed and a head-bopping Matt Poulos bass line. The repeated use of a low piano song followed by an energetic pop track gives Close the Distance that little bit extra, tugging at the listener’s emotions and then carrying them through the next song.

“The Ending” lets Go Radio flex their muscles again as a whole, with spot-on performances all melding into one; hard vocals with heartfelt lyrics, pitch-perfect backing vocals, heavy drums, tempo-driving bass, and smooth guitars thrown into a blender. 

Quick piano and soft vocals demand “Over Me” to be added onto breakup playlists and romantic-comedy soundtracks. As Lancaster picks up the pace vocally, the band drops in as he sings “Now all the hope and all the fear / and everything we built this year / is breaking down around us now / and falling with your perfect tears. / If love could lift us over everything / all we need’s a set of wings.”

Wind chimes and a rumbling breeze fade away with the end of the “Over Me,” hinting that a storm is on its way.

An echoing organ and piano accompany a soft, acoustic strum and somber Lancaster vocals. As the lyrical intensity rises, the strum increases, the keys hit heavier, the words pack more of a punch. By the end, Lancaster is screaming “And I had heart, but it left with your breath / and the notes that you said, I’ll remember them always / Just the thought that you’re here in my chest / keeps the thoughts in my head from the dark that is these days. / The pictures on the wall my dear / the holy ghost himself can’t make appear.”

Close the Distance is the most mature and heartfelt material we’ve heard from Go Radio. The combination of fast and slow tempos, sorrowful and optimistic lyrics, and the moodiness that listeners hope for makes for an experience that lasts.

Rating: 4/5

Total Runtime: 42 Minutes

Release Date: September 18th

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

Jason Lancaster – Vocals, Guitar

Alex Reed – Guitar, Vocals

Matt “Burns” Poulos – Bass, Vocals

Steven Kopacz – Drums

Written By: Eric Riley

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Go Radio just followed us on here. we just sent their management an email.

hopefully something works out. would love to interview the guys. fingers crossed?

The updated Go Radio tour poster. Both Tonight Alive and There For Tomorrow recently dropped off the tour and This Providence jumped on. Will you still attend?

Lucky Street Tour.
Featuring Go Radio.
Dates below.

3.20 – Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
3.21 – Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room at Crofoot
3.22 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
3.23 – Akron, OH @ Musica
3.24 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
3.25 – Buffalo, NY @ Club Infinity
3.27 – Cambridge, MA @ TT the Bear’s Place
3.28 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft at The Chance
3.29 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf – (only Go Radio)
3.30 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
3.31 – Teaneck, NJ @ Mexicali Live
4.1 – West Chester, PA @ The Note
4.3 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
4.4 – Baltimore, MD @ Sound Stage Ballroom
4.5 – Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
4.6 – Virginia Beach, VA @ The Jewish Mother
4.7 – W. Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
4.8 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
4.10 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
4.11 – Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
4.12 – Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
4.13 – Gainesville, FL @ Double Down Live
4.16 – Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
4.17 – Memphis, TN @ Newbys
4.18 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues – Cambridge Room
4.19 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues – Bronze Peacock
4.20 – San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit
4.21 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
4.23 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
4.24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
4.26 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
4.27 – Portland, OR @ Peter’s Room at Roseland
4.28 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
4.30 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Club SLO Brew
5.1 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
5.2 – West Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
5.4 – Tempe, AZ @ The Fixx
5.5 – Tuscon, AZ @ Skrappy’s
5.7 – Tulsa, OK @ Eclipse
5.8 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
5.9 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
5.10 – Iowa City, IA @ The Blue Moose Tap House
5.11 – St Paul, MN @ Station 4
5.12 – Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
5.13 – St Louis, MO @ Firebird

I’ve said it time and time again: i LOVE covers. Compilation albums usually only have a few songs I enjoy, never all of them. However, I think this album is pretty solid. It’s always interesting to see how each artist makes the song their own, and every artist on this album did just that. None of the songs sound like the original, which I think is definitely a plus.

You can definitely hear how each artist made each song their own. You’ve got a great take on Adele’s Rolling In The Deep by Go Radio, Mod Sun’s collab with The Ready Set on Roll Up, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk’s twist on a Ke$ha song, Silverstein’s great take on Kanye’s Runaway, and one of my favorites, The Downtown Fiction’s cover of Super Bass.

You can check out a few of the lyric videos from this album below.
    ‘Just The Way You Are’ - Pierce The Veil   
    ‘Rolling In The Deep’ - Go Radio
    ‘Last Friday Night’ - Woe, Is Me   
You can also pick up the album on iTunes by clicking here.

Tracklisting:

1. Just The Way You Are(Bruno Mars) - Pierce The Veil
2. Lion Lion Man(Mumford & Sons) - Tonight Alive
3. Last Friday Night(Katy Perry) - Woe, Is Me
4. Roll Up(Wiz Khalifa) - The Ready Set ft. Mod Sun
5. F**k You(Cee Lo Green) - Sleeping With Sirens
6. Rolling In The Deep(Adele) - Go Radio
7. You Belong With Me(Taylor Swift) - For All Those Sleeping
8. We R Who We R(Ke$ha) - Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
9. Love The Way You Lie(Eminem/Rihanna) - A Skylit Drive
10. Yeah 3x(Chris Brown) - Allstar Weekend
11. Til The World Ends(Britney Spears) - I See Stars
12. Runaway(Kanye West) - Silverstein
13. Super Bass(Nicki Minaj) - The Downtown Fiction

Fearless Records will be releasing Pop Goes Punk 4 on 11/21, but for now you can pre-order the album by clicking here.

Tracklisting:

1. Just The Way You Are(Bruno Mars) - Pierce The Veil
2. Little Lion Man(Mumford & Sons) - Tonight Alive
3. Last Friday Night(Katy Perry) - Woe, Is Me
4. Roll Up(Wiz Khalifa) - The Ready Set
5. Fuck You(Cee Lo Green) - Sleeping With Sirens
6. Rolling In The Deep(Adele) - Go Radio
7. You Belong With Me(Taylor Swift) - For All Those Sleeping
8. We R Who We R(Ke$ha) - Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
9. Love The Way You Lie(Eminem ft. Rihanna) - A Skylit Drive
10. Yeah 3x(Chris Brown) - Allstar Weekend
11. Till The World Ends(Britney Spears) - I See Stars
12. Runaway(Kanye West) - Silverstein
13. Super Bass(Nicki Minaj) - The Downtown Fiction

You can also check out two lyric videos already released:

• Just The Way You Are - Pierce The Veil
• Rolling In The Deep - Go Radio

Goodnight Moon | Go Radio(@goradio)

thedowntownfiction:

The Downtown Fiction will be featured on PUNK GOES POP 4!  Available Nov. 22!

Check out the Punk Goes Pop Volume 4 track list below:
** The Ready Set — “Roll Up,” Wiz Khalifa
** Allstar Weekend — “Yeah 3X,” Chris Brown
** Go Radio — “Rolling In The Deep,” Adele
** I See Stars — “Till The World Ends,” Britney Spears
** Pierce The Veil — “Just The Way You Are,” Bruno Mars
** Sleeping With Sirens — “F*** You,” Cee Lo Green
** A Skylit Drive — “Love The Way You Lie,” Eminem, featuring Rihanna
** Silverstein — “Runaway,” Kanye West
** Woe, Is Me — “Last Friday Night (TGIF),” Katy Perry
** Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! — “We R Who We R,” Ke$ha
** Tonight Alive — “Little Lion Man,” Mumford & Sons
** The Downtown Fiction — “Super Bass,” Nicki Minaj
** For All Those Sleeping — “You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift

Also featuring: Every Avenue and Go Radio.

Oct 8th - House of Blues Anaheim, CA
Oct 9th - Slim’s San Francisco, CA
Oct 10th - Knitting Factory Reno, NV
Oct 12th - Burns Arena St. George, UT
Oct 13th - The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 15th - The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO
Oct 17th - People’s Court Des Moines, IA
Oct 18th - Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Oct 20th - Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
Oct 21st - The Rave Milwaukee, WI
Oct 22nd - House of Blues Chicago, IL
Oct 23rd - St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
Oct 25th - House of Blues Cleveland, OH
Oct 26th - Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
Oct 27th - Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
Oct 29th - Webster Theatre Hartford, CT
Oct 30th - Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Nov 1st - Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ
Nov 2nd - Irving Plaza New York, NY
Nov 3rd - Theatre of the Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
Nov 5th - Amos Southend Charlotte, NC
Nov 7th - Rocketown Nashville, TN
Nov 8th - Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Nov 9th - House of Blues New Orleans, LA
Nov 11th - Emo’s Austin, TX
Nov 12th - House of Blues Houston, TX
Nov 13th - House of Blues Dallas, TX
Nov 14th - The Marquee Phoenix, AZ
Nov 16th - Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas, NV
Nov 18th - House of Blues Los Angeles, CA

You know it really is a shame
Where your hearts at
I guess its something of a game
And how the key fits
And every story ends the same
Can we help it
If this was any other time,
any other place we would lose it all
Anything decent
With the memory of her taste
I couldn’t fix it
If I was any other boy
If this were any other time,
maybe any other place I could lose it all

--When Dreaming Gets Drastic | Go Radio

Also featuring: Every Avenue and Go Radio

10/08 House of Blues Anaheim, CA 
10/09 Slim’s San Francisco, CA 
10/10 Knitting Factory Concert House Reno, NV 
10/12 Burns Arena St George, UT 
10/13 The Complex | Grand Room Salt Lake City, UT 
10/15 The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO 
10/17 People’s Court Des Moines, IA 
10/18 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN 
10/20 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI 
10/21 The Rave Milwaukee, WI 
10/22 House of Blues Chicago, IL 
10/23 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI 
10/25 House of Blues - Cleveland Cleveland, OH 
10/26 Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY 
10/27 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON 
10/29 Webster Theatre Hartford, CT 
10/30 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA 
11/01 Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ 
11/02 Irving Plaza New York, NY 
11/03 Theatre of the Living Arts Philadelphia, PA 
11/05 Amos Southend Charlotte, NC 
11/07 Rocketown Nashville, TN 
11/08 Masquerade Atlanta, GA 
11/09 HOUSE OF BLUES New Orleans, LA 
11/11 Emo’s Austin, TX 
11/12 House of Blues Houston, TX 
11/13 House of Blues Dallas, TX 
11/15 The Marquee Phoenix, AZ 
11/16 Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 
11/18 House of Blues Los Angeles, CA

NEW: Hold On(acoustic) | Go Radio(@goradio)

NEW: Singing With The King(acoustic) | Go Radio(@goradio)