Rumors of their demise have been greatly exaggerated, it seems. Guided by Voices have announced their 42nd album, Thick Rich and Delicious, which will be out October 31 via GBV Inc. It features “a new batch of songs with a basket of unrecorded gems dating back to the band’s nascent years.”
The first single from the album is “(You Can’t Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda” which is powered by classic GBV riffage. “I’m a student of hooks,” Bob Pollard says. “That perfect combination of a lyric and a chord pattern that gives you that chill up the back of your spine.” Listen below.
A few months ago, GBV guitarist Bobby Bare Jr said on Lou Barlow’s podcast that the band were “breaking up” and “never going to play again.” The breaking up part may have been taken out of context, but we’ll have to see if the band will actually never hit the stage again. Let’s hope that’s not the case.
Thick Rich and Delicious
Babies And Gentlemen
(You Can’t Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda
Phantasmagoric Upstarts
Our Man Syracuse
Mother John
Dance of the Picnic Ants
Xeno Urban
A Tribute to Beatle Bob
Replay
Siren
The Lighthouse Resurrection
A Glum Swoboda
Ozark Ivanho
Captain Kangaroo Won The War