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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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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