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Welshpool Frillies

Guided By Voices

Released: 07/21/2023
Format: LP
Label: Guided By Voices Inc.
Catalog #: GBVI-118
Country: U.S.A.
Discs: 1
# Tracks: 15
Images
Front Cover
Back Cover
Record (Side One)
Record (Side Two)
Sleeve (Front)
Sleeve (Back)
Photos By Trevor Naud (From GBV Email Sent Out Promoting Frillies)
Pressing Details
Vinyl Color # Pressed
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Comments
Release notes: Robert Pollard has a very strong work ethic. With most of their touring canceled due to the pandemic and then a fractured kneecap, Guided By Voices ran up an extremely prolific streak in the studio, recording and releasing eight albums in the past three years and garnering piles of rave four star and five star reviews in the process. In case one were snoozing, the last album, La La Land was Uncut magazine's "Best Of The Month." The pandemic records were particularly notable and unique that the band members recorded most of their instruments individually in separate cities.

Welshpool Frillies finds the gang back together, in a Brooklyn basement with producer Travis Harrison. Much of it was recorded live to tape. The catchy ear worms in these new songs are undeniable, as the kinetic energy of the band is captured in its most raw and pure form. The album is brash, no-frills, and punky, inspired by the wiliness of 90s-era GBV, specifically the Scalping The Guru compilation that Pollard put together in 2022.

2023 marks the 40th anniversary of GBV's start in Dayton, Ohio. Robert Pollard was an elementary school teacher with no formal music training, and his unlikely success has been an odds-defying adventure. It's never too late to discover this vital rock band and join the GBV cult.
Welshpool Frillies
Side One
1.   Meet The Star 3:36
2.   Cruisers' Cross 3:29
3.   Romeo Surgeon 3:17
4.   Chain Dance 1:58
5.   Why Won't You Kiss Me 2:08
6.   Animal Concentrate 2:37
7.   Cats On Heat 1:38
8.   Mother Mirth 1:26
Side Two
1.   Don't Blow Your Dream Job 3:34
2.   Awake Man 2:18
3.   Rust Belt Boogie 4:10
4.   Seedling 2:47
5.   Better Odds 2:48
6.   Radioactive Pigeons 2:30
7.   Welshpool Frillies 2:56
Total Length: 41:12
Other Formats
Label - Catalog [Format] (Country) # Tracks
Guided By Voices Inc. - GBVI-118 [CD] (U.S.A.) 15

Album Credits
Artwork/Design
Role Name
Art Department Joe Patterson
Art Department Robert Pollard
Art Department Vince Williams
Art Management Sarah Zade-Pollard
Cover Art Robert Pollard
Layout Joe Patterson
Layout Robert Pollard
Musician
Role Name
Band Member Bobby Bare, Jr.
Band Member Doug Gillard
Band Member Kevin March
Band Member Mark Shue
Band Member Robert Pollard
Production
Role Name
Producer Travis Harrison
Conducting/Arranging
Role Name
String Arrangement Doug Gillard
Publishing
Role Name
Copyright 2023
Publisher Needmore Songs
Songwriter Robert Pollard
Management/Business
Role Name
Business Management Eric Weiss
Legal Richard Grabel
Management Amy Winslow
Management David Newgarden
Other
Role Name
Additional Album Text A Factory Of Raw Essentials Product
Additional Album Text www.guidedbyvoices.com
Additional Album Text www.robertpollardart.com
Additional Album Text www.rockathonrecords.com
Rockathon Records Matt Davis
Rockathon Records Mike "The Heed" Lipps