Get Up Sequences, Pt.2 is a fun album. Its intricate instrumental additions keep the listener on edge, and trying to foresee the next twist and turn. The band’s founding member and main songwriter, Ian Parton, constantly outdoes himself with every song, resulting in The Go! Team keeping their audience engaged, and stunned with their approach to music and lyricism.

“Look Away, Look Away” starts off with a literal bang. The beat is funky and suits the music festival scene. It has strong drums that carry the song along with the haunting French vocals by the lead singer. This track speaks on capitalism, by using irony and praising work as something that frees you.

“Divebomb” is more cheerful, but only instrumentally. The lyrics, however, are political and sassy. The song makes possible references to the overturning of Roe vs. Wade in the United States, with lines like “To fight is a right, it’s the right to choose,” referencing a pro-choice point of view. Instrumentally, the guitars are a bit psychedelic, but cheery, while the short lived sax solo provides a relaxing break to move the song along.

“Getting to Know (All the Ways We’re Wrong for Each Other)” starts off with a flute, which plays the hook before the verse begins. Lyrically, wealth disparity and jealousy are references made in the song.

For a more spirited track, “Stay and Ask Me In a Different Way” relies on guitars, drums and sound effects to decorate the song. Meanwhile, the story told is strangely familiar, mirroring the situation at hand in the song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by Frank Loesser. The track has several sound effects, prominently jingle bells, that remind the listener of a Christmas season.

“The Me Frequency” is an upbeat track that initially sounds like a children’s song. It is a song that is reminiscent of an auditive jungle, aided by mentions of lions and tigers. Full of color and vibrant instruments, the song seeks to describe the mental state of being happy and having a good time.

“Whammy-O” starts with Ninja rapping over thick bongos and a thin trumpet. Trumpets and trombones accompany the catchy chorus. The track is very enjoyable to listen, and even more groovy to dance to. 

“But We Keep On Trying” is a lighthearted political track. It talks about the possibility of things always getting better, even if they seem bad in the moment. The song highlights the importance of community to make things happen, and keeping hopes high.

“Sock it To Me” seems to be a ballad, compared to the rest of the album, but as the track progresses, it picks up the pace, and turns into another cheerful song. The lyrics talk about miscommunications in a relationship, and blaming one’s partner for not understanding the other and not being able to read their mind.

“Going Nowhere” is a song reminiscent of an 8 bit video game. The flute intervals along with the synths and bass make the song sound as if it were the cousin of the Super Mario Bros Theme song, minus the vocals.

“Gemini” is a more tropical sounding song. It talks about being versatile and wanting to change course due to indecisiveness and at the same time enjoying spontaneity in life. “Flash, dash / I’m a constellation / […] dedicated, revelation / Well I may be braggadocios / Hell, I’m a Gemini / Baby I can’t help it.”

“Train Song” is about wanting new experiences in life, and wanting to leave your current situation. It touches topics like self actualization, and learning to let go of the past in order to make space for a new self. The track is decorated with train-like special effects, such as the sound of a train whistle, train tracks, and a train slowing down and picking up its pace. The track ends with an instrumental soundscape. 

The closing song on the album is “Baby.” It is one of the songs that represents the instrumentation’s essence of the album. It talks of the challenges of having a partner, from asking your partner to be considerate, “Baby, did you think of me at all?” and wondering if we’re all truly alone “I wasn’t there, felt invisible forever,” to feeling like simply being your partner’s place holder “I never felt more than just / Someone to have around / Somebody there to listen.” The track ends in a very experimental manner, seeming to rewind the whole album, including elements from it as a whole before fading out to a final stop.