No Go Know

"give a listen to No Go Know and take in their lush and ever-so-slightly dark instrumentation...the overall sound is something grungy and really raw, stripped down music that's a welcome breath of air into our Auto-Tuned, synthy little universe" Daily Vanguard, Nov 25, 2009 "No Go Know have taken it upon themselves to record a double album and, by the fact that disc one starts with the same song disc two ends with and vice versa, you get the strangest feeling that this is a (sshhh) concept album. Read more on Last.fm …read full bio

"give a listen to No Go Know and take in their lush and ever-so-slightly dark instrumentation...the overall sound is something grungy and really raw, stripped down music that's a welcome breath of air into our Auto-Tuned, synthy little universe" Daily Vanguard, Nov 25, 2009 "No Go Know have taken it upon themselves to record a double album and, by the fact that disc one starts with the same song disc two ends with and vice versa, you get the strangest feeling that this is a (sshhh) concept album. What’s the concept? Hmm, well, possibly it’s a matter of scale, how three people can draw your attention to the most delicate pin drop, as well as play like a musician of the year competition gone to riot, but then that’s possibly a bit too conceptual. Forgetting the concept for a moment, I’ve long since been a Akron/Family advocate, forcing people recently to buy Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free at gunpoint. I can honestly say that Time Has Nothing to Do with It gives the Family a run for their money at every turn." Tastyfanzine, Nov 2009 "Midway through "Yours Is a Small, Still Voice," one of many highlights from No Go Know's latest record, the jumping-bean disco beat gives way to a stratospheric post-rock bridge. The contrast is indicative of the rest of Time Has Nothing to Do with It, a sprawling double album that covers a huge stylistic swath, touching on chilly Modest Mouse isolation-rock, well-coiffed Spoon dapperness, and time-shifting proggish grooving. It doesn't all hang together—some of vocalist Scott Taylor's melodies get muddled, and like almost every double album ever made, a few songs should have been trimmed—but the band's ambition is undeniable and their rate of success more than excuses their indulgences." Portland Mercury "No Go Know puts together an album that predominantly purveys indie sensibilities but are never afraid to go outside the boundaries and mix in a myriad of hard rock jam sessions doused in fuzzed out psychedelia." Imagine Echoes, 2009 "No Go Know is a band with ambition. That explains this double album: indie rock with gnashed guitar string twisting, groove-flecked jams, icy space rock and clear-eyed acoustic odes. No Go Know is not easy to categorize, but influences include Built to Spill, My Morning Jacket and Pink Floyd; essentially the group has mastered the trick of meshing inspirations into a specific sound that does not seem unfocused or overtly derivative." Campus Circle, 2009 "My Black Dog" grabs you right from the start with a throbbing bass groove and jangly guitar parts that hit a crescendo at the end with some crazy over the top guitar work" Gaspect, 2009 "Listen up people… while everyone is waxing on about the Kings of Leon and My Morning Jacket being the bee’s knees, I’d put it out there that No Go Know just might be a band that should grace your iPod as well. Over the past few weeks I’ve grown from mildly impressed to full on admiration of this superb double album of original material." Fazer Magazine, 2009 on Time Has Nothing To Do With It "a versatile mix of spacey rock and pop" Delusions of Adequacy, 2009 on Time Has Nothing To Do With It Amplifier Magazine Featured Album for July Check them out: www.nogoknow.com or www.myspace.com/nogoknow A collection of material like this one has, with some songs topping the 9 minute mark, is daring and unique in itself, but the consistency that No Go Know puts on display throughout the album shows you the talent that this band offers." Guestlist Magazine, 2009 No Go Know has " a musical prowess lacking in many other bands. Perhaps, however, this works to No Go Know's detriment. Maybe the music world just isn't ready for a band that can master all styles and then throw them back into your face, a swirled conglomerate of sound?" Meghan Vogel, Times Standard, March 2009 "this band demonstrates immense musical talent on their double disc second album." MetroSpirit, 2009 "doesn’t meet your every demand when it comes to commonplace indie rock, this band if indie-gypsy rockers’ manic acuity should establish them as one of Portland’s bellwether voices." Fensepost "moves from calm to a full-on assault" Local Cut "No Go Know has an intuitive understanding of dynamics, often starting a song on a more relaxed level before kicking it up a notch and letting the music become big, dense and swirling." Performer Magazine Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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