Spring is Alive in Song

Why are Bob Pollard and his infinite songs so essential?

Because you can't turn them off. They dig into your brain and stay there forever.

Most left him for dead 3 albums before Guided By Voices called it a day. Hell, most people think his solo career is for lunatics and addicts only.

But if you take a dip into Dayton and trust this man, a mortal, but a crazy, beautiful pop genius with your heart (because Lord knows no one would trust him with their brains), you will be rewarded with the greatest gift on Earth.

A song. A song that will let you rest easy with the world on your shoulders. A song that will remind you what you love and why you love it. A song that will remain in your soul for weeks, months, years, and probably the rest of your days.

Bob Pollard is the man who writes those songs.

Thank you, Fading Captain.

"Zoom (It Happens All Over the World)" from the Zoom (It Happens All Over the World) EP, Robert Pollard's first music release since the disbanding of Guided by Voices.