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This is the reunited Guided By Voices third album of 2012, in case you had lost count. Many bands struggle to release three albums in their career, never mind three in one year. Let s Go Eat the Factory and Class Clown Spots a UFO garnered four-star reviews and amens from the the faithful. The Bears for Lunch might top them both. From the opening track, King Arthur the Red, with its full-throated riffery, slam-tastic drums and even some show-offy lead guitar shredding, it s evident that GBV Mach II may just now be hitting its stride. The progression is not dissimilar to the one the band made from Alien Lanes to its 1996 high-water mark Under the Bushes, Under the Stars, both in terms of longer, more fleshed-out songs and a semi-pro approach (so to speak) to recording fidelity. For all the well-deserved acclaim GBV s first two records this year have garnered, Bears is a step up in every sense. This isn t to say there s a whole lotta gloss going on, and certainly the album has its share of more casually considered songs, but from the relentless drum figure that fuels sure-fire-live-staple and obvious single Hangover Child, to the chugging, melancholic, melody-mad White Flag, to the propulsive, early-REM-inflected album closer Everywhere Is Miles from Everywhere, the 19-song, 40-minute-long Bears delivers a gut-punch as sure and assured as anything the band s ever dished out. And that s without mentioning the stellar contributions of Tobin Sprout ( The Corners Are Glowing and Waving at Airplanes are particular standouts), bouts of unrestrained whimsy like The Military School Dance Dismissal, featuring what sounds like seven Pollards singing in unison / harmony over a Beatle-esque piano line, the punning wordplay of She Lives in an Airport, or the staggering work of heart-breaking genius You Can Fly Anything Right. Add to this Pollard s two excellent 2012 solo albums, a raft of festival appearances and Fall touring, and one might have the most consistently productive output ever in one year from a band and a songwriter already noted for its / his insanely prolific nature. That said, in a year of highlights, The Bears for Lunch may well take the most cake.

Track Listing:
01. King Arthur The Red 2:15
02. The Corners Are Glowing 3:02
03. Have A Jug 1:09
04. Hangover Child 2:58
05. Dome Rust 1:10
06. Finger Gang 1:51
07. The Challenge Is Much More 1:49
08. Waving At Airplanes 3:14
09. The Military School Dance Dismissal 2:07
10. White Flag 2:15
11. Skin To Skin Combat 3:43
12. She Lives In An Airport 2:44
13. Tree Fly Jet 2:46
14. Walking Up The Stairs 2:14
15. Up Instead Of Running 2:13
16. Smoggy Boy 0:35
17. Amorphous Surprise 2:00
18. You Can Fly Anything Right 1:55
19. Everywhere Is Miles From Everywhere 3:05 

Extra Informatie:
Aantal Discs: 1xCD
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative
Format: MP3 @ 320kbit
CD Release Year: 2012
Speelduur: 43 minuten
Cover: Frontje is in de RARs verwerkt