The uber-prolific
Robert Pollard unleashes ten more tunes from the seemingly infinite
Guided by Voices archive on this ten-song, 23-minute EP from the ongoing "Fading Captain" series. Consisting of material written for
Isolation Drills and
Universal Truths and Cycles that didn't make the final cut, most of this stuff finds
Guided by Voices in rock mode, though in a slightly more esoteric manner than the relatively straightforward approach of
Isolation Drills. "Visit This Place," "Request Pharmaceuticals," and "Dig Through My Window" are A-list Pollard compositions, while the skeletal "Keep It Coming" and "For Liberty" are on hand to remind fans this is a
Guided by Voices record, complete with self-indulgent throwaways, and the title cut is goofy even by this band's often-loopy standards. In short, if you're a fan who can't get enough (and there must be a bunch of them out there), you'll find much to like; if you never cared for
Guided by Voices, this will not change your mind; and if you sit on the fence, this is a good bit more approachable than the usual
Guided by Voices side release, but you still might be better off waiting for their next "real" album. ~ Mark Deming