''Space Gun'' is the 26th

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by American

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band Guided by Voices. It was released on March 23, 2018 under Guided by Voices, Inc. This album was recorded and mixed by Travis Harrison at Serious Business Music, NY, and Stillwater River Lodge

Critical reception

''Space Gun'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an

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score of 77, based on 12 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 73 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 11 reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

Robert Pollard Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (born October 31, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. In addition to his work with Guided by Voices, he continues to have a prol ...

– lead and backing vocals *

Doug Gillard Douglas Scott Gillard (born December 23, 1965) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has been a member of major indie pop and punk bands, most notably Guided by Voices, Nada Surf, Bambi Kino, Death of Samantha, and Cobra Verde. Early ...

– guitar, backing vocals on "Sport Component National" *

Bobby Bare Jr. Robert Joseph Bare Jr. (born June 28, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Early life Bare was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of singer Jeannie Bare (née Sterling) and country musician Bobby Bare, Sr. His parents met i ...

– guitar * Mark Shue – bass guitar, backing vocals on "Sport Component National" * Kevin March – drums

References

{{Authority control Guided by Voices albums 2018 albums