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Guided by Voices: Zeppelin over China

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On February 1, 2019, “Rockathon” label released “Zeppelin over China”, the 27th Guided by Voices studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Magic Door” in New Jersey, “Serious Business Records” in New York City, “Stillwater Lodge” in Dayton, Ohio, and was produced by Travis Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Robert Pollard – vocals
  • Doug Gillard – guitar, horn arrangements
  • Bobby Bare Jr. – guitar
  • Mark Shue – bass guitar
  • Kevin March – drums
  • Travis Harrison – engineer, vocal engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Ray Ketchem – engineer
  • Joe Patterson – art administration, layout
  • Robert Pollard – art administration, layout
  • Vince Williams – art administration

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard.

  1. Good Morning Sir
  2. Step of the Wave
  3. Carapace
  4. Send in the Suicide Squad
  5. Blurring the Contacts
  6. Your Lights are Out
  7. Windshield Wiper Rex
  8. Holy Rhythm
  9. Jack Tell
  10. Bellicose Starling
  11. Wrong Turn On
  12. Charmless Peters
  13. The Rally Boys
  14. Think. Be a Man
  15. Jam Warsong
  16. You Own the Night
  17. Everything’s Thrilling
  18. Nice About You
  19. Einstein’s Angel
  20. The Hearing Department
  21. Question of the Test
  22. No Point
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Nada Surf: I Had a Hi-Fi

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On June 8, 2010, “Mardev Records” label released “I Had a Hi-Fi”, the sixth Nada Surf studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, and was produced by Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca and Ira Elliot.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Caws – vocals, guitar
  • Daniel Lorca – vocals, bass guitar
  • Ira Elliot – vocals, drums
  • Doug Gillard – guitar
  • Joe McGinty – keyboards
  • Louie Lino – programming
  • Philip Peterson, Victoria Parker – string arrangements
  • Joe Agnello – mixing
  • John Goodmanson – mixing
  • Louie Lino – mixing
  • Tom Beaujour – mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Ryan Smith – mastering assistant

Track listing:

  1. Electrocution
  2. Enjoy the Silence
  3. Love Goes On!
  4. Janine
  5. You Were So Warm
  6. Love and Anger
  7. The Agony of Laffitte
  8. Bye Bye Beauté
  9. Question
  10. Bright Side
  11. Evolución
  12. I Remembered What I Was Going to Say
  13. Conquering Fox (Lino Mix)
  14. Conquering Fox (Dr. Isreal Mix)
  15. Lexicon Dub

On February 20, 2020.

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On February 20, 2020, “Guided By Voices Inc.” label released “Surrender Your Poppy Field”, the 30th Guided By Voices album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Serious Business Music” and “Magic Door”, and was produced by Travis Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Bare Jr. – vocals, guitar
  • Robert Pollard – vocals, guitar, art direction, layout
  • Doug Gillard – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, melodica, arranger
  • Mark Shue – bass
  • Kevin March – drums
  • Abby Shue – vocal
  • Travis Harrison – recording
  • Ray Ketchem – additional recording
  • Jamal Ruhe – mastering
  • Jeff Powell – mastering
  • Joe Patterson – art direction, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard.

  1. Year of the Hard Hitter
  2. Volcano
  3. Queen Parking Lot
  4. Arthur Has Business Elsewhere
  5. Cul De Sac Kids
  6. Cat Beats a Drum
  7. Windjammer
  8. Steely Dodger
  9. Stone Cold Moron
  10. Physician
  11. Man Called Blunder
  12. Woah Nelly
  13. Andre the hawk
  14. Always Gone
  15. Next Sea Level

On February 7, 2020.

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On February 7, 2020, “Barsuk Records” label released “Never Not Together”, the ninth Nada Surf studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by  Ian Laughton, Matthew Rorison Caws, Ira Elliot and Daniel Lorca.

Personnnel:

  • Matthew Rorison Caws – vocals, guitar
  • Daniel Lorca – bass, backing vocals
  • Ira Elliot – drums
  • Leslie Sisson – vocals
  • Doug Gillard – guitar
  • Adam Colling – vocal, alto and tenor saxophone
  • Aiden Lash – alto and soprano saxophone
  • Phillip Peterson – cello, strings, choir arrangement, engineer
  • Victoria Parker – violin
  • Nick Brine – engineer
  • Austin Zeufeldt – engineer
  • Louie Ling – engineer
  • Tom Beaujour – engineer
  • Jeremy Delaney – assistant engineer
  • Chris Ramsey – assistant engineer
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Caesar Edmunds – mixing
  • John Goodmanson – mixing
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering
  • Barbara Bersche – design
  • Jess Lomas – band photography

Track listing:

  1. So Much Love
  2. Come Get Me
  3. Live Learn and Forget
  4. Just What
  5. Something I Should Do
  6. Looking for You
  7. Crowded Star
  8. Mathilda
  9. Ride in the Unknown

On January 18, 2012.

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On January 18, 2012, “Barsuk” label released “The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy”, the seventh Nada Surf album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Chris Shaw, Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca, and Ira Elliot.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Caws – vocals, guitar
  • Daniel Lorca – bass, backing vocals
  • Ira Elliot – drums
  • Doug Gillard – lead guitar
  • Joe McGinty – keyboards
  • Martin Wenk – trumpet, keyboards, xylophone
  • Phillip Peterson – cello
  • Louie Lino – keyboards
  • Chris Shaw – guitar, keyboard, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering assistance
  • Tom Beaujour – engineering

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca and Ira Elliot.

  1. Clear Eye Clouded Mind
  2. Waiting for Something
  3. When I Was Young
  4. Jules and Jim
  5. The Moon Is Calling
  6. Teenage Dreams
  7. Looking Through
  8. Let the Fight Do the Fighting
  9. No Snow on the Mountain
  10. The Future

On December 14, 1989.

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On December 14, 1989, “Fading Captain Series” and “Luna” labels released “Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department”, an album by Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard. It was recorded in 1989, at “Cro-Magnon Studios”, in Dayton, Ohio.

Personnel:

  • Doug Gillard – various instruments, engineer
  • Robert Pollard – vocals
  • John Shough – engineer
  • Jeff Graham – mastering
  • Nick Kizirnis – design
  • Kuda Labranch – photo collages
  • Matt Davis – photography

Personnel:

All tracks by Robert Pollard, except where noted.

  1. Frequent Weaver Who Burns
  2. Soul Train College Policeman
  3. Pop Zeus – Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard
  4. Slick as Snails
  5. Do Something Real
  6. Port Authority – Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard
  7. Soft Smoke
  8. Same Things
  9. And I Don’t (So Now I Do)
  10. Tight Globes
  11. I Get Rid of You
  12. Life Is Beautiful
  13. Messiahs – Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard
  14. Larger Massachusetts – Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard
  15. And My Unit Moves