Guided By Voices – new single by original lineup, The Unsinkable Fats Domino
October 25th, 2011 at 12:28 pm by Patrick
The first recordings from the classic Guided By Voices lineup of Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell, Greg Demos and Kevin Fennell hit the stores on November 22 with the Matador single from their upcoming self-released album “Let’s go Eat The Factory.” The single is called “The Unsinkable Fats Domino” b/w “We Won’t Apologize,” and you can download an MP3 of the A-side here:
The Unsinkable Fats Domino (192k MP3)
The single will be out on 7″ vinyl and digital single formats NOVEMBER 22.
Preorder the 7″
October 25th, 2011 at 12:57 pm
Not bad… definitely better than anything Pollard’s put out the past 5 or so years. And the muddy mid-fi feel and double-tracked vocals are appreciated. But let’s hope there are some harder, stronger riffs on the record. This track bounces along and I can see Pollard hopping along to this live, but I also have a feeling that this track would’ve been a b-side back in the day.
October 25th, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Bill must be high, because this is BEAUTIFUL.
Matador, you KNOW this album is RIPE for a BEGN, complete with lots o’ goodies. Sign me up NOW.
October 25th, 2011 at 1:34 pm
Bill, it’s obvious you haven’t been listening the last “7″ years or so, because Pollard has released not only some muck, he has also released some absolute gems far better than the downloadable single, which btw, isn’t bad at all. It gets better after a couple of listens. Have you heard any of the Boston Spaceships material?….how about any of these non-Spaceship tracks :
Wish You Were Young
Paradise is Not So Bad
Arrows & Balloons
Things Have Changed (Down in Mexico City)
Stiff Me
Death of The Party
Symbols and Heads
Miles Under The Skin
Heavy Crown
Gratification To Concrete
Canned Food Demons
Go For The Exit
Johnny Optimist
Queen Of Stormy Weather
Jimmy
No Island
The Original Heart
Beauty of the Draft
The Killers
Tattered Lily
The Naked Wall
(All You Need) To Know
Wealth And Hell-Being
October 25th, 2011 at 1:36 pm
I apologize. I thought I deleted the following ‘Spaceship’ tracks –
Heavy Crown
Gratification To Concrete
Canned Food Demons
Go For The Exit
Queen Of Stormy Weather
October 25th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
@jpj – Matador isn’t putting out the album. That’s coming out on Pollard’s own label, Guided by Voices Inc.
October 25th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
Why wouldn’t Matador put out this album?
October 25th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
Robert Pollard has a large enough cult that he doesn’t need to work with labels. He makes more money putting out records on his own two labels that are run by a small crew of his friends. He’s been working that way almost exclusively for four years now, in which time he’s released about twenty albums. Putting out the new GbV album on his own label is business as usual for him.
October 25th, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Oh and also putting out records on his own label allows him to release records whenever he wants. He’s completely independent. In addition to this new album, he plans to release ANOTHER GbV album in May of next year.
October 25th, 2011 at 6:07 pm
It rocks!
October 26th, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Congrats, gbv. this single is a toe tapper. Hope you tour again as the Columbus show was agreat experience.
October 26th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
My view on this is probably a littled skewed, but releasing the album on Matador would make it seem more special as opposed to releasing it on Pollards own label (which I assume releases a new Pollard album every other week.)
October 26th, 2011 at 11:28 pm
this is as horrible as expected
October 27th, 2011 at 10:50 am
I’m watching you Danica…..
October 27th, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Ahhhh, I’ve missed the old pollard/sprout harmonies!…Gets better with every listen
October 28th, 2011 at 2:44 pm
January 1 – Mailorder (January 24 in stores) – Guided by Voices “Let’s Go Eat the Factory”
March 20 – Robert Pollard “Mouseman Cloud”
May 22 – Guided by Voices “Class Clown Spots A UFO”
November 1st, 2011 at 5:37 am
is the mp3 gone?