Name: Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Brand: The Go! Team

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD-MI-0040

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Colour

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Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2020-05-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5024545296426

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Go! Team

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Memphis Industries

Essential

At the tail end of the 90’s, against all the advice of older, wiser heads, brothers Ollie and Matt Jacob started the label Memphis Industries. As is often the case, the label was initially intended as a vehicle to release some pals EPs, with no further plans beyond that. Their first signing Blue States delivered the album <i>Nothing Changes Under the Sun</i>, a surprise success for the label, they then rode the original chill wave, before finding that those older wiser heads were pretty spot on about starting a label, and washed up with <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/the-go-team-23286fc4-a92f-4609-a8e7-8a5b8bc7d563">The Go! Team</a> as “definitely their last ever signing before they got proper jobs”. A Mercury Prize nomination, a bucket load of sales and international acclaim later, Memphis went from strength to strength. 2018 sees the label as the home of North-East legends <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/field-music">Field Music</a>, Minneapolis’ future R&amp;B superstars <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/polica">POLICA</a>, the wonderful Wonk-Pop of Dutch Uncles and many more.

Rough Trade's Emily Waller sat down with Ollie to talk about the history of the label, avoiding a “proper job” and his favourite projects so far:

To celebrate Memphis Industries being our Label Focus, we have the following special editions available now at Rough Trade, all purchases also come with a free CD sampler:

<a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/semicircle">Rough Trade Exclusive - 500 Copies on 180-gram Green Vinyl with Download.</a>

<a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/music/open-here">Rough Trade Exclusive - 500 Copies on Limited Edition 180-gram Blue Vinyl housed in Die Cut Sleeve with Download.</a>

Label Focus - Memphis Industries

The Go! Team burst onto the scene back in 2004 with their debut album “Thunder, Lightning, Strike” putting the disco in discordant &amp; red limiting all the levels. They scored Pitchfork Best New Music, a Mercury nomination and from a small bedroom concern in Brighton emerged to take on the world. Now, 15 years on, and lovingly restored to its original glory, “Thunder, Lightning, Strike” is reissued as a Rough Trade Essential.