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    New guided by voices in 2012

    in Someone Else's Song

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    And just like that, this was posted on Pollard's Facebook:

     

    Guided by Voices have not split up and continue to work on new material together. In addition to the album release of Let's Go Eat the Factory for January, the band are at work on another album, Class Clown Spots A UFO, which will be released in May. Robert Pollard will also be releasing a solo album, Mouseman Cloud in March.

    New Rufus Wainwright album in 2012

    in Someone Else's Song

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    Pretty excited for his return to more pop-oriented songwriting...this part of the interview stood out for me :)

     

    STEREOGUM: Who were the people that played on the record with you?

    RUFUS: Uh, well the Dap-Kings, a lot of those members were the backup band, and then Sean Lennon plays on a track and also Nels from Wilco…. and … who else, Martha sings on it… um, oh, Thomas Bartlett who’s a fantastic pianist and keyboard player. We didn’t want to sort of pile on the personalities, y’know? We wanted it to have some sort of streamlined quality. So we also tried to keep it simple as well.

     

    http://stereogum.com/897482/progress-report-rufus-wainwright/franchises/progress-report/

    New guided by voices in 2012

    in Someone Else's Song

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    Seems to be news that this lineup has broken up???!? Cancelled all of their 2012 appearances.

     

    12/7/11 Unfortunately, Guided By Voices are canceling their appearances at Primavera and ATP/I'll Be Your Mirror, due to personal reasons. The band apologizes for any inconvenience and disappointment, and thanks Primavera, ATP and the fans for their longterm support.

     

    This is a major bummer!

     

    www.robertpollard.net

    Official reviews of The Whole Love

    in Just A Fan

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    Not bad. Points for mentioning many of the touchstones of a Wilco review:

    • Brian Wilson
    • alt-country
    • experimental
    • Krautrock

    One thing, though -- where the hell do people keep coming up with idea that "Capitol City" is f*cking ragtime? I'm just not hearing any Scott Joplin in the song. It's as if they've never actually listened to any before and it's the only thing they can think of. It's much more akin to something like "Why Would You Wanna Live." Both of those songs sound more like "Honey Pie" or "When I'm 64," both of which are more music hall style numbers...

     

     

    Agree re: Capitol City. Before I heard the song, all of the reviews made me think it was going to be this 1920s sounding ragtime jazz tune with a horn section etc (which I would still be intrigued to hear). Your comparisons are more apt as are the Randy Newman touchstones I've heard other people mention. I'm not sure why that song has become so polarizing, but I fall into the camp of enjoying it.

    Was Dark Neon the only Wilco (The Album) bonus track?

    in Just A Fan

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    I seem to remember another bonus track that I heard streaming on Stereogum a couple years ago, but now when I do a google search, the only bonus track that comes up for that album is Dark Neon (which I have). Am I crazy? I remember something else, and it was really awesome. I feel like it had the same or similar lyrics as another song but completely different music that was kind of moody and dark. Anyway, I don't think I'm hallucinating this, but maybe I am. Anyone have any insight? Cheers...

    Down WIth Wilco vinyl

    in Just A Fan

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    Got an email from Yep Roc about this today, and this line stuck out in particular.

     

    "Combining the art of collaborative recording with the craft of precision lacquer sculpture (and with 5 previously unreleased tracks not available on CD), this lovingly crafted, 180-gram vinyl tour de force is sure to remain a family keepsake for years to come."

     

    Anyone know what the 5 previously unreleased tracks are?? I'd love to hear those. I've always only listened to the CD.

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