Boston Spaceships was a

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band featuring

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and Chris Slusarenko of Guided By Voices, and

John Moen John Moen is a musician and member of The Decemberists, Black Prairie, Boston Spaceships, Eyelids, and Perhapst. Moen has played the drums since he was 15 years old. Prior to joining The Decemberists, Moen played with over 20 bands including s ...

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and Perhapst. The name of the band came from a nickname Pollard gave to the Boston cream donut from

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, which is Pollard's favorite donut. The band released several albums before disbanding in 2011 with their final album ''Let it Beard''.

History

Beginnings

In June 2008 Pollard announced he had formed a new recording project, Boston Spaceships. Pollard's confidence in the band led to a seventeen date fall tour that began in late September. For the band's sole set of live dates Pollard, Moen and Slusarenko were joined by longtime Pollard collaborators

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. The band's first album '' Brown Submarine'' was released in September and received good reviews, scoring the highest score for a Pollard release on

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The band released two 7 inch records, ''Headache Revolution'' and ''You Satisfy Me'' to round out the year.

2009

The band released their second album '' The Planets are Blasted'' in February 2009. The album featured guest appearances by

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(GBV 1990–99),

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). The band released their third album '' Zero to 99'' in October 2009. Magnet Magazine called it the 8th best album of 2009 and

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's Tim Bugbee called ''Zero to 99'' the 5th best album of 2009.The Big Takeover: Tim Bugbee’s Top Ten — January 3
/ref> In late 2009 they released their first live album ''Licking Stamps And Drinking Shitty Coffee – Boston Spaceships Live in Atlanta'' from the band's show of October 17, 2008.

2010

Boston Spaceships released an EP, ''Camera Found The Ray-Gun'' in March 2010. Their fourth LP, '' Our Cubehouse Still Rocks'', was released in September 2010.

2011

The band released their fifth and final album, the double LP '' Let It Beard'', on August 2, 2011. The album features guest spots from

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), Dave Rick (

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( Guided by Voices).

Discography

Albums

*2008 – '' Brown Submarine'' (Guided By Voices Inc.) *2009 – '' The Planets are Blasted'' (Guided By Voices Inc.) *2009 – '' Zero to 99'' (Guided By Voices Inc.) *2010 – '' Our Cubehouse Still Rocks'' (Guided By Voices Inc.) *2011 – '' Let It Beard'' (Guided By Voices Inc.) *2012 – ''Out of the Universe by Sundown: The Greatest Hits of Boston Spaceships'' (

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Singles and EPs

*2008 – ''Headache Revolution'' (7" – Happy Jack Rock Records) *2008 – ''You Satisfy Me'' (7" – Happy Jack Rock Records) *2010 – ''Camera Found The Ray-Gun'' (EP – Jackpot Records)

Live

*2009 – ''Licking Stamps And Drinking Shitty Coffee – Boston Spaceships Live in Atlanta''

References

External links

Official website

Robert Pollard official website

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