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ARTIST
GUIDED BY VOICES
TITLE
Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
SCAT
CATALOG #
SCAT 087LP
SCAT 087LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
8/25/2023
"
Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia
was
Guided By Voices
' third album, self-released by the band in 1988 in a pressing of 500. While both of the band's earlier albums exhibit strong songwriting and plenty of vision, it is here that the GBV sound really begins to coalesce. While
Devil Between My Toes
is rife with contrasts, variety, and dark psychedelia, and its follow up
Sandbox
is a cohesive '60s-influenced affair,
Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia
marries the two approaches to outstanding effect. Unsurprisingly, recording began before
Sandbox
was even done pressing. These sessions would yield an aborted LP titled
Learning To Hunt
, but after personnel changes and second thoughts,
Robert Pollard
shelved most of the tracks, dismissing them as too similar to those on
Sandbox
. Fair enough, as many of Pollard's more recent songs were simply on another level than previously. Here are the first of the classic Pollard slow-burners, often built on a simple melodic or rhythmic figure that circles itself ever outward, accumulating heft, variation, and inevitability as the song evolves into something unexpected yet inevitable. It's the aural equivalent to watching a butterfly grow out of its cocoon. A few things are unique to this particular LP. Original powerhouse drummer
Peyton Eric
returns for nearly half the tracks, while engineer and lead guitarist
Steve Wilbur
shines at his brightest, resulting in some of the most thoroughly rocking GBV songs to ever be cut to lacquer, such as 'Earful o' Wax,' which simply explodes out of the speakers when the solo section begins. On the other end of the spectrum, you get Pollard recording perfect pop gems at home with just voice and guitar, which would become a calling card on later GBV albums. There's simply a tremendous variety of material, all strung together in such a way that the album is all of one piece, a mosaic."
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