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The 25 Best Rock Albums of 2024

The 25 Best Rock Albums of 2024

As always, rock was a guitar-led extravaganza in 2024 with artists drawing from an ever-widening musical well. These are the 25 best rock albums of the year.

Guided by Voices Reign on ‘Strut of Kings’

Guided by Voices Reign on ‘Strut of Kings’

Going on 40-plus years, Guided by Voices return with a tight and upbeat album full of pomp and swagger that ranks as a late-career best.

“Bee” Here Now: Guided By Voices and 1994’s ‘Bee Thousand’

“Bee” Here Now: Guided By Voices and 1994’s ‘Bee Thousand’

Guided By Voices emerged from their Dayton, Ohio basement and launched into indie rock on their own terms with the endlessly weird and inspiring Bee Thousand.

On Guided By Voices’ ‘La La Land’ Robert Pollard’s Voices Are Colliding

On Guided By Voices’ ‘La La Land’ Robert Pollard’s Voices Are Colliding

Guided By Voices’ latest lineup has helped add another tool to Robert Pollard’s songwriting toolbox on La La Land. It’s a look that they wear well.

The 25 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2022

The 25 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2022

In 2022, indie rock was a guitar-led extravaganza with artists drawing from an ever-widening musical well. These are the 25 best indie rock albums of the year.

‘Scalping the Guru’ Highlights Guided By Voices EPs of the 1993-1994 Era

‘Scalping the Guru’ Highlights Guided By Voices EPs of the 1993-1994 Era

Scalping the Guru‘s 20 songs come from 1993-1994, just as Guided By Voices were about to release their landmark album Bee Thousand.

Guided by Voices Are Subversively Uplifting on ‘Tremblers and Goggles by Rank’

Guided by Voices Are Subversively Uplifting on ‘Tremblers and Goggles by Rank’

Guided by Voices’ lasting power stems from Robert Pollard’s poetic observations, but on Tremblers and Goggles by Rank, the highlight is the hard-hitting and capricious music.

The 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far

The 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far

The 50 best albums of 2022 offer sublime music as major artists return with new albums and brilliant new sounds bubble up from the underground and worldwide.

Guided By Voices Drop a Late-Career Masterpiece with ‘Crystal Nuns Cathedral’

Guided By Voices Drop a Late-Career Masterpiece with ‘Crystal Nuns Cathedral’

With Crystal Nuns Cathedral, Guided By Voices deliver a compelling statement and a thrilling testimony to the high artistry of Robert Pollard’s vision.

The 15 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2021

The 15 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2021

In 2021 indie rock was a guitar-led extravaganza with artists drawing from an ever-widening musical well. These are the 15 best indie rock albums of the year.

Guided by Voices Thrill and Boggle the Mind With ‘It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them!’

Guided by Voices Thrill and Boggle the Mind With ‘It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them!’

Guided by Voices deliver a stunning, large-hearted collection of power-pop and off-the-wall oddities laced with beautiful strings and horns throughout.

Tobin Sprout Goes Americana on ‘Empty Horses’

Tobin Sprout Goes Americana on ‘Empty Horses’

During the heyday of Guided By Voices, Tobin Sprout wasn't afraid to be absurd amongst all that fuzz. Sprout's new album, Empty Horses, is not the Tobin Sprout we know.