Space Gun

AlbumMar 23 / 201815 songs, 39m 2s
Indie Rock
Noteable
30

C

Space Gun is business as usual for Guided By Voices, while The Sword loses its riff-monster edge on Used Future, and Preoccupations’ New Material wades into new wave. These, plus Sunflower Bean and Cavern Of Anti-Matter in this week’s notable new releases.

Robert Pollard has long taken pride in being recklessly prolific, cranking out albums with his band Guided by Voices at a dizzying pace while also issuing a steady flow of solo releases and side projects.

Space Gun sees Guided by Voices tender a renewed sense of focus on their only album of 2018.

7 / 10

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7.0 / 10

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7 / 10

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8.0 / 10

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65 %

Only death can slow Robert Pollard.