I'm listening to the new GBV LP
Universal Truths and Cycles right now. I haven't really formulated an opinion about the whole LP just yet - this one seems like a grower, but really, what GBV release isn't? There's some obvious keepers on the record - "Back To The Lake" and "Cheyenne" seem like Pollard was deliberately trying to write classics for permanent live staple status;"Eureka Signs", "Everywhere With Helicopter" and "Christian Animation Torch Carriers" are all passable anthems. It seems like a good enough record, not nearly as strong as
Isolation Drills, but way better than
Do The Collapse or the last Airport 5 record. I suppose it most resembles
Under The Bushes, Under The Stars in style, structure, and content... but I think it's missing a bit of that record's "ooomph".
Damn, "Cheyenne" sounds so much like
Lifes Rich Pageant-era
R.E.M. that Stipe et al should get a share of the publishing royalties...