Portland Tribune
1/3/2001

Circus Devils
Rinworm Interiors
#15 in the Fading Captain Series

As another of Robert Pollard's distraction projects, Circus Devils rates
as one of his better ones.  Pollard is the ringleader of indie-rock
rowdies Guided by Voices and is well known for his prolific output of
music outside of his main band.  Here, he teams with Tim and Todd Tobias
for a brisk set of sludgy guitar anthems, grating siren blasts of noise
and even some delicate pop shards such as "You First" which stand out
among the din like fluffly little bunnies capering about in a bubbling
primordial tar pit.  Like all of Pollard's efforts, there are sublime
entries, inexplicable sound bits and funny, aggressive nonsense.  He's a
puzzling fellow, to be sure, but a resourceful and colorful one as well.
(JC)