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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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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John Robins, Comedian
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Brighton Argus
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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98rosjon, Twitter