! ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁album ▁by ▁the ▁dance - p unk / post - p unk ▁rev ival ▁band ▁Radio ▁ 4 ▁ ▁Re leased ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Goth am ! ▁became ▁m ild ly ▁famous ▁in ▁under ground ▁club ▁and ▁dance ▁scenes ▁through ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁single ▁Dance ▁to ▁the ▁Under ground . ▁In ▁a ▁similar ▁way ▁to ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁debut , ▁The ▁New ▁Song ▁& ▁Dance , ▁Goth am ! ▁was ▁a ▁critical ▁success ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁strong ▁commercial ▁success . ▁However , ▁with ▁their ▁new ▁ang rier ▁and ▁more ▁raw ▁sound , ▁the ▁band ▁escaped ▁from ▁critics ▁that ▁stated ▁that ▁Radio ▁ 4 ▁were ▁a ▁carbon ▁copy ▁of ▁The ▁Cl ash . ▁L yr ically , ▁the ▁album ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁strong ▁political ▁content , ▁comment ing ▁on ▁such ▁things ▁as ▁the ▁NY PD ▁and ▁differences ▁in ▁social ▁class . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Goth am ! ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics ▁who ▁saw ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁improvement ▁from ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁The ▁New ▁Song ▁& ▁Dance , ▁pra ising ▁the ▁post - p unk ▁production ▁and ▁polit ically ▁mind ed ▁lyr ics . ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁which ▁assign s ▁a ▁normal ized ▁rating ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁reviews ▁from ▁main stream ▁critics , ▁the ▁album ▁received ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 4 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Peter ▁J . ▁D ' Ang elo ▁of