Alternative Press

Guided By Voices
Universal Truths and Cycles
Matador Records

A record that's not only full of Pollard's usual crafty Anglophile pop and guitar-smashing Who-homage, but also full of the idiosyncratic vision that makes him worth rooting for. The band have gelled into Pollard's best yet, and it's their brief forays into prog-rock complexity that make the record stand out within the GBV catalog.