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Bill Cohen

Circus Devils
Rinworm Interiors
#15 in the Fading Captain Series

8/10

Guided By Voices mastermind & Co. go on a weird psychedelic tangent. Just when Robert Pollard seemed doomed for the indie-rock graveyard littered with Lou Barlows and Bob Mould, he releases his best group album since Guided By Voices - 1994 opus Bee Thousand. Although it bears little resemblance to Pollard's Guided By Voices era work, Ringworm Interiors captures the same devil-may-care spirit that infused the singer's earlier albums with such greatness. Comprising of Pollard and brothers Todd and Tim Tobias, the Circus Devils romp through a series of tightly wound art-punk anthems that wouldn't sound out of place on a late-'70's Wire album. A ferocious listen that slathers plenty of artsy-fartsy weirdness onto it's punky tunes, Ringworm Interiors proves that Pollard hasn't blown his load yet.