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Devil Between My Toes
Rock · 1987 · 14 tracks

Devil Between My Toes

Guided by Voices

Murky post-punk and jangly indie rock recorded on eight-track tape. A shadowy, melodic debut capturing the industrial isolation of 1980s Ohio.

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It's the moody, post-punk basement tape that started the whole GBV legend.

A shadowy and melodic exploration of industrial isolation and basement-born creativity.

Devil Between My Toes · vs · Guided by Voices
Social Commentary+3.6σ

The writing leans far further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Old Battery
1:46
02
Discussing Wallace Chambers
1:48
03
Cyclops
1:50
04
Crux
2:25
05
A Portrait Destroyed by Fire
5:10
06
3 Year Old Man
1:40
07
Dog’s Out
2:09
08
A Proud and Booming Industry
1:03
09
Hank’s Little Fingers
2:13
10
Artboat
2:28
11
Hey Hey, Spaceman
2:52
12
The Tumblers
2:40
13
Bread Alone
1:10
14
Captain’s Dead
2:01
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the motorik pulse of Old Battery into the jangly R.E.M. esque hooks of Discussing Wallace Chambers.
The sprawling five minute centerpiece of A Portrait Destroyed by Fire that anchors the album with its slow burn intensity.
The sudden industrial atmosphere and spoken preamble of A Proud and Booming Industry capturing a midwestern morning.
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