The quirky indie-pop Gary Waleik penned for Big Dipper was incinerated in an early ’90s major label backdraught.
The pathologically prolific post-mod Robert Pollard’s fourth album of the year siphons eleven plangent tunes from this slumbering giant, over which the former Guided By Voices front-man free-associates his oddly affecting shred and stick poetics and classic rock in miniature melodies.
The cautiously pretty title track is the most effective indie-rock earworm of the year so far; Wiry post-punk meets skinny-tie new wave on Dr Newpile; and the delightfully unresolved I Wish You Were Young closes the album in a spiralling stasis.
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Idrie, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Brighton Argus
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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World Without End, Twitter