Reviews
Thursday, January 12 2012
Guided By Voices: Let's Go Eat the Factory
Everything about this album -- from the murky sound to the youthful energy -- feels "classic", but in the end the material itself is merely solid.
Thursday, June 2 2011
Robert Pollard: Lord of the Birdcage
Guided by Voices' end was a retirement of sorts for Robert Pollard, and like my parents, he seems even busier in retirement than he was in his “career”.
Wednesday, January 19 2011
Robert Pollard: Space City Kicks
This album continues a now long and impressive run of solid records, but it might be remembered more as a curious companion piece to this classic GBV tour.
Monday, June 21 2010
Robert Pollard: Moses on a Snail
Robert Pollard wakes up, makes album, moves on.
Friday, April 9 2010
Robert Pollard: We All Got Out of the Army
Once again, Pollard whips us up into his gonzo world of pop music. Where nothing quite makes sense, but somehow you still know what it all means.
Blogs
Friday, July 23 2010
Losing My Religion: Revealing the Hollow Reality of Lo-Fi
This whole lo-fi thing, in its current form, is an affectation—a performance, a pose, the indie community’s response to “Vogue”. And this upcoming Guided By Voices tour will only enhance the performative aspects of the supposedly authentic aesthetic they have been championed for canonizing.
