Guided By Voices - Nowhere To Go But Up (Black Vinyl)

Guided By Voices - Nowhere To Go But Up (Black Vinyl)This record is massive and amazing. Nowhere To Go But Up is Guided By Voices third album of 2023 (and thirtyninth overall) and is a sprawling, wild adventure. With virtually no choruses and just two repeated lyrics in forty minutes, GBV is audacious and unafraid. One of the most fully realized works that Guided By Voices has created, Nowhere To Go But Up showcases an expert rock band at the top of their game. The band is on a roll and unstoppable.

as in connected in an emotional way

it does have more melodic

allowing for more expansive exploration of sounds and grooves than ever before

and impossible places where dreams

giving the album a pleasant

with the help of a few friends (Jackie-O Motherfucker's Jef Brown on Saxaphone and Eaters' Bob Jones on fiddle)

and straight ahead grooves

A gorgeous suite of guitar-pop songs

variety and playfulness than the “founding fathers of goth” tag that is always attached to them

An electrifying debut

'Separations' spawned two of Pulps most successful singles to date in 'Countdown' and 'My Legendary Girlfriend'

including previously vinyl-exclusive track #19 alongside two additional tracks (officially released and on physical formats for the first time)