GUIDED BY VOICES - Sweating The Plague LP jangle delightfully augmented by singer Jill

delightfully augmented by singer Jill Fricker

” a percussive bassline (or perhaps melodic drum figure) appears in the song’s intro - a sound that’s not vintage at all but palpably of the present

Allez Teia opts for aqueous Fripp/Eno sonics

their music is maybe a bit closer to Faust

GUIDED BY VOICES - Sweating The Plague LP jangle delightfully augmented by singer JillHighly recommended Guided By Voices is now an unlikely candidate for the most perfect rock band of all time, while at the same time being a thoughtful reflection on what a rock band is, a fantasy that becomes a fact. Sweating The Plague, the bands 29th album and their third this year, spars playfully with stadium sized fidelity and uncharacteristically impactful arrangements. Producer Travis Harrisons counterintuitive approach to Guided By Voices