Guided By Voices - English Little League

Review by Thomas Putz

English Little League is the latest album from indie rock legends Guided By Voices. The band, known for their lo-fi sound and prolific output, has crafted another collection of catchy and energetic tunes that will please both longtime fans and newcomers.

The album opens with the driving "Xeno Pariah," which sets the tone for the rest of the record with its jangly guitars and propulsive rhythm. Other highlights include the anthemic "Islands (She Talks in Rainbows)" and the charmingly ramshackle "Taciturn Caves."

One of the standout tracks is "The Sudden Death of Epstein's Ways," which features a soaring chorus and some of frontman Robert Pollard's most evocative lyrics. The album also includes a few more experimental tracks, such as the dreamy "Crybaby 4-Star Hotel" and the psychedelic "A Burning Glass."

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Artist: Guided By Voices
Album: English Little League

2013

Rating: 3.68

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Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
Trashcan Full Of Nails	3:31
Quiet Game	3:19
The Sudden Death Of Epstein's Ways	2:16
Birds	2:44
Islands (She Talks In Rainbows)	2:16
Island (She Talks in Rainbows)	2:16
The Sudden Death of Epstein's Ways	2:15
Noble Insect	3:24
Know Me as Heavy	2:50
Reflections in a Metal Whistle	1:46
Send to Celeste (And the Cosmic Athletes)	3:18
Crybaby 4-Star Hotel	1:53
Biographer Seahorse	3:35
The Quiet Game	3:19
Know Me As Heavy	2:50
Taciturn Cave	3:55
Islands (She Talk In Rainbows)	2:16
Xeno Pariah	2:3
Crybaby 4 Star Hotel	1:53
Flunky Minnows	2:11
W/ Glass In Foot	2:21
With Glass in Foot	2:20
Sir Garlic Breath	2:25
Reflections In A Metal Whistle	1:47
A Burning Glass	2:0
Send To Celeste	3:19
Trash Can Full of Nails	3:30
Taciturn Caves	3:54

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Catalog Numbers

GBVi34
FIRELP294
FBP001, GBVi34
FIRECD294

Labels

Guided By Voices Inc.
Fire Records
Fire Records, Bad Paintings, Guided By Voices Inc.

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Vinyl
Album
LP
Test Pressing
Cassette
Limited Edition
CD

Companies

Role	Company
Copyright (c)	Needmore Songs
Phonographic Copyright (p)	Needmore Songs
Pressed By	Well Made Music

Credits

Role	Credit
Layout	Joe Patterson , Robert Pollard
Legal	Richard Grabel
Management	David Newgarden
Mastered By	Carl Saff
Performer	Greg Demos, Kevin Fennell, Mitch Mitchell , Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout

Notes

Comes with 10x10 inch single sided full colour inlay with credits. Includes digital download coupon.
Rockathon Records: Matt Davis, Mike Lipps, Kevin Poindexter
Cassette Store Day release.
Digipak
Tracks 8, 14, and 16 recorded at The Public Hi-Fi Ballon.
No durations are printed on the release.
All songs Needmore Songs © 2013 (BMI) except tracks 3, 6, and 13 I'm A Cowboy © 2013 (BMI) and tracks 7 and 12 Needmore Songs and I'm A Cowboy © 2013 (BMI).
UK issue on Fire Records. Some copies include factory pressed 7 track CD EP "Glue On A Bicycle" in card picture sleeve (cat. no. FIRE294XPR). Includes digital download coupon.
Tracklist:
Jellypop Smiles
She Wore Blue And Green
Full Framed Luberon
Build A Bigger Iceberg
Little Jimmy The Giant
Waves Of Gray
See You Soon

Barcodes

Barcode: 655035083414
Matrix / Runout (Side 1): GBVi34-A RE-1 WMM AJB
Matrix / Runout (Side 2): GBVi34-B RE-1 WMM AJB
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Side 1): FIRELP 294.A1
Matrix / Runout (Side 2): FIRELP 294.B1
Barcode: 655035083421
Matrix / Runout: 2319548 01 02/14/2013 02:23:55 PM #95619
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LN08
Mould SID Code: IFPI JI21
Barcode: 8 09236 12942 0
Barcode: 809236129413

Summary by Thomas Putz

English Little League is a strong addition to Guided By Voices' discography. The band's signature sound is intact, but they also continue to push themselves creatively. Fans of indie rock and lo-fi music should definitely give this album a listen.

Comments

ptcracereportblog

The "classic lineup" gained momentum through its first few reunion albums, but that progress ground to a halt on 2013's English Little League. While far from an outright disaster, it was the least-inspired set from Guided by Voices in some time. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the reunion itself was starting to run out of steam by this point, and at times throughout English Little League, it sounds as if Robert Pollard himself was looking for a way out. His pair of strong solo records from 2013 seem to indicate where his heart was at the moment.

moaqir

I'm not terribly sure that I have appropriate words in my diction to adequately express how much this band means to me

danslesetoilesblog

Once someone played some GBV for Pete Townshend and asked if he could hear his influence and he said not his cup of tea and couldn't see it at all.

ulihevi

Good ol GBV

graphicinctech

My favourite song from the English Little League album.

iteach6th

Killer! So right-on-ness. Circa '95 ish Alien lanes Part Deux !!

danyellapee

Nice little diddy...

onelaststate2

I wonder if there's a special word for this kind of wonderful music- the sort of song that's made up of "parts" that loop around each other and keep repeating, sort of to the extent where you don't know what's the chorus and what's the verse. I'm probably not making much sense. Amazing song anyway