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Guided By Voices: Don't give up the day job

Riven by addictions and family problems, Guided By Voices' late blooming was a double-edged sword. So why, after 15 years, has the classic lineup reunited?'We were like weekend warriors," says Tobin Sprout, remembering the early days of Guided By Voices. The group would vault from obscurity in the mid-90s to become the standard bearers of the "lo-fi" wing of US alternative rock – recording for the hip New York record label Matador, winning an unlikely "Cute Band Alert" from alternative girls' ...

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21:15 on January 5 2012

Guided By Voices: Don't give up the day job

Guardian Music — Riven by addictions and family problems, Guided By Voices' late blooming was a double-edged sword. So why, after 15 years, has the classic lineup reunited?'We were like w... more info
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17:45 on January 6 2012

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Music For Ants — This week marks the release of Guided By Voices‘ first album in 8 years and the first to feature their classic lineup in 16 years, so I thought that’d make a good opp... more info
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