GBV Inc., 22 May 2023
The indefatigable Robert Pollard and his cohort of merry men that call themselves Guided By Voices have another album on the way. Welshpool Frillies is the first new full-length since January’s La La Land (that’s quick turnaround, but is really not all that extraordinary given the band’s history). It can be pre-ordered from Rockathon Records at the link below.
Along with the announcement comes the lead single, “Seedling”. The song opens with some tasteful guitar and an enticing Pollard vocal melody before the full band steps up and begins a build that feels on the verge of reaching the heavens. In the middle of it all is a bridge that drops a nice horn line and a little lead guitar before going back to the foundations. And it’s all smothered in so much shifting melodic goodness. If you’ve been keeping up with and liking GBV’s latest era, then you’re gonna like this a lot (I have been, and I do). But if you happen to be the type that only wants to hear from Pollard if it’s been recorded on a Tascam 4-track (not me, but I get it – I love that stuff), then pop in your Vampire On Titus cassette and move along.
- Song Comes From: Welshpool Frillies
- Album Release Date: 21 Jul 2023
- Purchase/Pre-Order/Pre-Save: Rockathon
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