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The reviews on this site of this particular album are over-selling it just a bit. There is only really one song worth the time on this release. I guess I am what you would call a Robert Pollard fanboy (hate that word), and I own over 50 of his lp,ep,single whatevers and this is the one thing he has released that I would tell everyone to stay clear of.
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An extremely fun and infectious album that recalls the messy, haphazard, and tuneful EPs that GBV put out in its heyday. Stuff like Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer, Fast Japanese Spin Cycle, and Static Airplane Jive -- if you even recognize those titles, you will find something to love on this album. Only complaint is that it's too short.
My favorites: "Prince Alphabet," a brief, minimal song with a gorgeous vocal melody, "You Drove the Snake Crazy," a super-catchy campfire ditty, and "Surveillance," a psychedelic fever dream on which Pollard sings a spare melody over backwards music, transcending that gimmick to create something beautiful (and dare I say even better than the original, forwards version of the song, an old GBV nugget called "Stabbing a Star").
Fun lyric sheet/packaging too.
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This is a fun lo-fi indie rock record, quite brillant in my opinion. It's definately not very polished like his past few records, but it's an extremely enjoyable listen. I love how Robert Pollard doesn't leave fans waiting too long for new materal, whether it's under one name/moniker/band or another.
If you love GBV's earlier releases, than you'll likely enjoy this just as much as I did. If you only have his more recent polished releases, I recomend you get yourself some early/earlier Guided By Voices records first. Basicly, this is a great addition to any Robert Pollard/GBV fans' music collection.
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