Close the Distance
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| Released | September 18, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Early 2012 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 42:09 | |||
| Label | Fearless | |||
| Producer | James Paul Wisner | |||
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Close the Distance is the second and final studio album by American rock band Go Radio. It was released on September 18, 2012, through record label Fearless Records. Guitarist Alex Reed was located in Philadelphia, while the remainder of Go Radio was in Florida. They sent each other song ideas, before meeting up, and working on the songs for several weeks. In early 2012, the band recorded their next album with producer James Paul Wisner. Described as a pop rock album, Close the Distance was compared to Counting Crows.
Preceded by a headlining US tour, "Go to Hell" was released as the lead single in August 2012, with its music video following later in the month. To promote the album, the band went on two further headlining US tours until the end of the year. In 2013, they had a support slot for the Summer Set, and appeared on that year's Warped Tour, prior to breaking up.
Close the Distance received generally positive reviews from music critics, some of whom commented on frontman Jason Lancaster's vocals, and its pop rock sound. In the US, the album peaked at number 54 on the Billboard 200, as well as charting highly on three Billboard component charts, Alternative Albums, Independent Albums, and Rock Albums.