Semicircle (album)

"Chain Link Fence" redirects here. For the type of fence, see Chain-link fencing.

Semicircle is the fifth studio album by English band The Go! Team. It was released on 19 January 2018 by Memphis Industries. Vocals on the album were provided by band members Ninja and Maki, with guest vocals from the Detroit Youth Choir, Julie Margat, Darenda Weaver, and Amber Arcades. Brass was provided by the Neon Saints Brass Band.^[6][16]

Semicircle
Studio album by The Go! Team
Released	19 January 2018 (2018-01-19)
Studio	Brighton Electric (Brighton, England) Howard RD (Brighton, England) Metway Studio (Brighton, England) AMR Studio (Houston, Texas) Tempermill Studio (Detroit, Michigan)
Genre	Indie pop
Length	40:42
Label	Memphis Industries
Producer	Ian Parton
The Go! Team chronology
The Scene Between (2015) Semicircle (2018) Get Up Sequences Part One (2021)
Singles from Semicircle
"Semicircle Song" Released: 11 October 2017[1] "Mayday" Released: 30 November 2017[2] "All the Way Live" Released: 5 January 2018[3]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.1/10[4]
Metacritic	70/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The A.V. Club	B−[7]
The Independent	[8]
Mojo	[9]
The Observer	[10]
Pitchfork	6.3/10[11]
PopMatters	8/10[12]
Record Collector	[13]
The Skinny	[14]
Uncut	6/10[15]

Accolades

Accolades for Semicircle

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Rough Trade	Top 100 Albums of 2018	97	[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ian Parton, except where noted.

Semicircle track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mayday"		3:57
2.	"Chain Link Fence"		3:40
3.	"Semicircle Song"	Parton Stuart Bogie	3:29
4.	"Hey!"		2:53
5.	"The Answer's No – Now What's the Question?"		4:26
6.	"Chico's Radical Decade"	Parton Bram Makahekum	2:41
7.	"All the Way Live"	Parton John Harris	3:33
8.	"If There's One Thing You Should Know"		3:25
9.	"Tangerine / Satsuma / Clementine"		1:23
10.	"She's Got Guns"	Parton Nkechi Egenamba Ross Harris Bert Page Mike Page Tom Watt	3:30
11.	"Plans Are Like a Dream U Organise"		3:44
12.	"Getting Back Up"		4:01
Total length:			40:42

Personnel

The Go! Team

• Sam Dook
• Ninja
• Simone Odaranile
• Ian Parton
• Angela Won-Yin Mak

Additional musicians

• Amber Arcades – vocals on "The Answer's No – Now What's the Question?" and "Plans Are Like a Dream U Organise"
• Detroit Youth Choir – vocals on "Mayday", "Semicircle Song", "All the Way Live", "She's Got Guns" and "Getting Back Up"
• Doreen Kirchner – vocals on "The Answer's No – Now What's the Question?"
• Julie Margat – vocals on "Hey!"
• Darenda Weaver – vocals on "The Answer's No – Now What's the Question?"

Production

• Matt Colton – mastering
• Ian Parton – mixing, production
• Paul "P-Dub" Walton – mixing

Artwork and design

• Luke Insect – graphic design
• James Slater – art direction
• Annick Wolfers – cover photograph

Charts

Chart performance for Semicircle

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18]	33
UK Albums (OCC)[19]	39
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20]	4