Gotham! is the second album by the dance-punk

Dance-punk

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/post-punk revival

Post-punk revival

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 band Radio 4

Radio 4 (band)

Radio 4 is a band from Brooklyn who formed in 1999. They claim that their sound, which has been described as "danceable punk", is "made in New York, is about New York, and sounds like New York"....

Released in 2002, Gotham! became mildly famous in underground club and dance scenes through the release of the single Dance to the Underground. In a similar way to their 2000 debut, The New Song & Dance

The New Song & Dance

The New Song and Dance is the debut album of dance-punk/post-punk revival band Radio 4The album was released under low-budget circumstances in 2000, making for a messy but angry and fast sound...

, Gotham! was a critical success but not a strong commercial success. However, with their new angrier and more raw sound, the band escaped from critics that stated that Radio 4 were a carbon copy of The Clash

The Clash

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. Lyrically, the album has a large amount of strong political

Politics

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 content, commenting on such things as the NYPD and differences in social class

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.

UK Version

1. "Our Town" - 3:42
2. "Start a Fire" - 3:33
3. "Eyes Wide Open" - 3:42
4. "Dance to the Underground" - 4:52
5. "Struggle" - 3:13
6. "Calling All Enthusiasts" - 3:06
7. "Save Your City" - 3:08
8. "Speaking in Tongues" - 4:14
9. "Certain Tragedy" - 3:30
10. "The Movies" - 4:04
11. "End of the Rope" - 3:04
12. "Pipe Bombs" - 6:25
13. "New Disco" - 2:50

US Version

1. "Our Town" - 3:42
2. "Start a Fire" - 3:33
3. "Dance to the Underground" - 4:52
4. "Eyes Wide Open" - 3:42
5. "Struggle" - 3:13
6. "Calling All Enthusiasts" - 3:06
7. "Save Your City" - 3:08
8. "Speaking in Tongues" - 4:14
9. "Certain Tragedy" - 3:30
10. "Red Lights"
11. "The Movies" - 4:04
12. "End of the Rope" - 3:04
13. "Pipe Bombs" - 6:25
14. "New Disco" - 2:50

Singles

Single Name	Release Date	Chart position
Dance To The Underground	May 2001	UK #31
Eyes Wide Open (Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...  only)	May 2002	n/d
Struggle	May 2002	n/d

Personnel

• Anthony Roman - Bass
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  , Lead Vocals
• Tommy Willians - guitar
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  s, vocals
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   (lead vocals on "Eyes Wide Open" and "End Of The Rope")
• Gerard Garone - keyboards
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  , guitar
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• P.J. O'Conner - percussion
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  , vocals
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• Greg Collins - drums
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• James Murphy - Production, vocals
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   (on Speaking In Codes)
• Tim Goldsworthy - Production, Sound Engineering