The cult of indie rock thrives on the unexpected discovery, and in 1994 Guided by Voices was just the sort of musical phenomenon no one figured was still out there --...
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The first Guided By Voices release after being signed to Scat Records, the Grand Hour is a short, ragged mess most noteworthy for its inclusion of the fantastic lo-fi rocker...
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On Guided By Voices' 1994 release, Bee Thousand, the group created their masterpiece, combining '60s British Invasion pop with lo-fi production, and helped confirm that...
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Compiling all of Guided By Voices' '80s albums -- Devil Between My Toes, Sandbox, Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia, and Same Place the Fly Got Smashed (the vinyl version...
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It's surprising what a difference it makes when a musician knows someone will actually be hearing his work. After 1994's charmingly sloppy Bee Thousand gained Guided By...
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This first single from Under the Bushes, Under the Stars is packaged along with three other complementary tracks. "Why Did You Land?" leaves little impression, but "Deaf...
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After firmly establishing themselves as America's most original and interesting band of part-time, over-30 garage rockers, Under the Bushes Under the Stars found Guided by...
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Propeller was an album that Guided by Voices released themselves originally in 1992 and was eventually reissued on the Scat label one year later. All of the ingredients that...
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The home-crafted appeal of Guided by Voices finally reached the general public when Vampire on Titus was released in 1993. The band was on a roll at the time, pumping out...
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Released at a time when a great deal of uncertainty lingered regarding the band's future, this generous ten-song EP would have given fans an even greater reason to despair...
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I just got finished reading that U2 are going back to basics. As is natural, the pendulum swings both ways. Guided By Voices, lo-fi dork-boy critics' fave band, hook up with...
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There are basically two schools of thought regarding Guided By Voices. One claims that the band are in their element with a four-track, turning out impressionist albums of...
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Although this EP only clocks in at ten and a-half minutes, one would be hard pressed to argue against its quality. Among the disc's eight tracks are a guitar-heavy version...
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The home-crafted appeal of Guided By Voices finally reached the general public when Vampire on Titus was released in 1993. The band was on a roll at the time, pumping out...
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In 1997, Matador Records released a single for Guided by Voices' "I Am a Tree," a song that includes a nagging, Beatlesque guitar part throughout. Three non-LP B-sides...
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Only a fool would argue Robert Pollard's talent as a songwriter, but even the most loyal fans may find room to question his decision-making process. As the frontman,...
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Guided by Voices fans who embraced them as the saviors of lo-fi pop after discovering such four-track-in-a-basement masterpieces as Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes had better...
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Freed from the restraint of the "outside" producer--Ric Ocasek (Do The Collapse, not bad) and then Rob Schnapf (not so good)-- Guided By Voices is letting the freak flag...
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After leaving the comfy indie confines of Matador Records for the corporate sponsorship of bigger indie TVT Records, Robert Pollard and his partners in Guided by Voices...
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The uber-prolific Robert Pollard unleashes ten more tunes from the seemingly infinite Guided by Voices archive on this ten-song, 23-minute EP from the ongoing "Fading...
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Rock bands usually release greatest-hits albums when (a) they want to get out of a record deal, (b) they've just gotten out of a record deal and the old label is trying to...
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Ever since they first burst into the consciousness of indie rock fans across our great nation in 1994 with Bee Thousand, Guided by Voices seemed like one of those bands that...
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