GUIDED BY VOICES - La La Land LP surf in 1979 on Slash Records

in 1979 on Slash Records (produced by Joan Jett)

melodic and more

Static rule

Parading close the album out with a double dose of delicious drone — Jarrod Dexter’s viola adds extra menace to Tom Barry’s lion-channeling in the epic ‘Jungle’

synth-laced melodic punk from Iowa

GUIDED BY VOICES - La La Land LP surf in 1979 on Slash RecordsLa La Land doubles down on the intricate proggy pop displayed on Guided By Voicess last album Tremblers And Goggles By Rank. On a hot streak of critical acclaim, Robert Pollard continues expanding his songwriting towards extremes of prettiness, heaviness and poeticism. As always, unforgettable hooks are everywhere. But with this latest, it seems Pollard is playing with the extremes of his abilities as a songwriter, emboldened by the power of this