Guided By Voices: Tremblers and Goggles By Rank review – a fine addition to an illustrious indie legacy
The prolific Ohio group’s latest is as packed with invention as ever, leaning towards their proggier side
September 2019
Ric Ocasek: Cars frontman who drove new wave into the mainstream
Fired by a passion for everything from the Velvet Underground to the Carpenters, Ocasek forged a hugely influential sound that blended arty experimentation with pure pop
September 2014
Music blog
Guided by Voices: how do you pick their five best songs?
The insanely productive lo-fi heroes from Ohio have split, again. To mark their passing, we’ve selected five tracks that fit different categories of ‘best’
August 2012
Music blog
This week's top five music links
The Darkness cover Radiohead, Chris TT slates the Olympic closing ceremony and Team GB kills Queen in this week's best Tumblr posts
January 2012
Guided By Voices: Let's Go Eat the Factory – review
Robert Pollard's lo-fi weekend warriors are back. Maddy Costa accepts the challenge to rock
Guided By Voices: Let's Go Eat the Factory – review
Robert Pollard has reassembled the 'classic' GVB lineup with melodic, but typically scrappy, results, writes Hermione Hoby
Guided By Voices: Don't give up the day job
Riven by addictions and family problems, Guided By Voices' late blooming was a double-edged sword. So why, after 15 years, has the classic lineup reunited, asks Stevie Chick
September 2011
Old music
Old music: Guided by Voices – My Valuable Hunting Knife
Michael Hann: Guided by Voices have a catalogue you'd die trying to work through, but they also have songs to die for