Gary Baker (born 1985), also known by his stage name Gary Go is a British singer, songwriter and producer. His debut album Gary Go was released May 2009 and reached number 22 in the UK Albums Chart., spawning the hit single "Wonderful". Gary Go has played shows across the UK, Europe, USA and Australia; including tours with Snow Patrol, Take That, Mika and Lady Gaga who referred to him as "my favourite new artist this year" after performing a rendition of Just Dance that was inspired by his cover of the song. Gary Go went on to collaborate with electro pioneer and Grammy Award winning DJ Benny Benassi, writing and performing several songs on his album Electroman. The collaboration gave birth to the smash club crossover hit "Cinema", which rose rapidly to number 1 on the Billboard US and UK Club Charts and led to the Grammy-Winning remix from electronic music producer Skrillex, referred to by artist and producer Kanye West as “one of the greatest works of art ever made”. Gary's latest solo release is a videotape and original soundtrack entitled “Now was once the future”, which chronicles the end of a relationship.
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Gary Go 2009
Reviewed by Chris Jones
An album of impeccable, modern, downbeat pop.