Mag Earwhig!
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Allmusic | [2] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10)[3] |
Mag Earwhig! is a 1997 album release by indie rock band Guided by Voices. Following the dissolution of the group's "classic" lineup, band-leader Robert Pollard recruited Cleveland group Cobra Verde as his backing band, while retaining the Guided by Voices name. Most of Mag Earwhig! was recorded in a professional studio in Cleveland by the new lineup and marked a departure from band's trademark lo-fi sound, although additional songs were subsequently recorded in Dayton, and former members played on several tracks.[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Robert Pollard unless otherwise noted.
- "Can't Hear the Revolution" – 1:36
- "Sad If I Lost It" – 3:10
- "I Am a Tree" (Doug Gillard) – 4:40
- "The Old Grunt" – 1:28
- "Bulldog Skin" – 2:59
- "Are You Faster?" (Jim Pollard, R. Pollard, Tobin Sprout) – 1:13
- "I Am Produced" (R. Pollard, Sprout) – 1:06
- "Knock 'Em Flyin'" – 1:52
- "Not Behind the Fighter Jet" – 2:13
- "Choking Tara" – 1:24
- "Hollow Cheek" – :32
- "Portable Men's Society" – 4:16
- "Little Lines" – 2:02
- "Learning to Hunt" – 2:24
- "The Finest Joke Is Upon Us" – 3:08
- "Mag Earwhig!" – :39
- "Now to War" – 2:44
- "Jane of the Waking Universe" – 2:25
- "The Colossus Crawls West" – 2:13
- "Mute Superstar" – 1:24
- "Bomb in the Bee-Hive" – 2:03
References
- ^ The inside cover of the CD sleeve states "Produced by everyone involved", but also clarifies that tracks 8 and 18 are produced by John Croslin.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Matador Records website's Guided by Voices biography. Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine