(((O))) Tag: Guided By Voices
Make no mistake, Guided By Voices have dropped an absolute copper-bottomed banger here.
Recommended for all Robert Pollard and GBV fans. And for anyone who is intrigued by complex arrangements and occasionally arcane lyrics.
Styles We Paid For maintains their consistently high standard and current hyper productive streak. Stocking stuffing good.
Masters of a wide range of tried and tested techniques, working busily in the garage on their opaque but beguiling collages. We might ponder where they get the motivation but can’t help but be charmed by the results.
How does he do it? We should be making plans to save Robert Pollard’s brain for science, if it’s not already preserved by what made Milwaukee famous.
On May 11 Soft Kill will release their new album Savior through Profound Lore Records. Savior is the follow up album to 2016’s critically acclaimed Choke. Soft Kill have matured into a melodic powerhouse; effortlessly blending …
Consider some of the other bands touring their old 90’s hits and lack lustre new material wearily around and Space Gun begins to seem more remarkable. There’s not many of them sounded this charged and alive on their 6th, nevermind their 26th album, we should probably not take them for granted.
Sing the Night in Sorrow lifts spirits, adds shade to memories and is just such a bloody hoot to listen to.
If you like GBV you will like this album. It’s not one of their best and maybe the adage of less is more might be something to look at for future releases. By Martyn Coppack
With five albums in three years along with a massive back catalogue, you could get lost in Pollards work for the rest of your life. And that would be a good thing. By Martyn Coppack
Of all the bands involved in the current trend of reviving their “classic” line up probably the most welcome have been Guided By Voices. Whilst they arguably never went away and any music released by Robert Pollard can be listed as being under the moni …
