Two days beforeGuided By Voicesreleasetheir new albumUniverse Room, the prolific indie-rock stalwarts have shared one last preview from the LP, I Will Be a Monk.
The 90-second salvo is prototypical GBV, with frontman Robert Pollard and company concisely dispensing lo-fi riffs over the track, one of 17 songs onUniverse Room, out Feb. 7.
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Guided By Voices previously shared Fly Religion fromUniverse Room, the current lineups eye-popping 18th album since 2017 and 41st album overall; in addition to Pollard, GBV features guitarist Doug Gillard, drummer Kevin March, bassist Mark Shue, and guitarist Bobby Bare Jr.
Guided by VoicesTrevor Naud
I wanted to get a little more sonic diversity for this album, Pollard added of the LP, the bands first since 2024sStrut of Kings.
So I asked each member of the band to record all the instruments for one song and I did three songs myself.
