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Hold on Hope
Rock · 2000 · 5 tracks

Hold on Hope

Guided by Voices

A polished, mid-career pivot where basement lo-fi meets big-studio ambition. Chimey guitars and surrealist lyrics wrapped in a warm, professional glow.

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It's the indie rock legends finally getting the big-budget studio treatment they deserved.

An earnest, polished yearning that balances suburban nostalgia with surrealist daydreams.

Hold on Hope · vs · Guided by Voices
Dusk+4.0σ

Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
02
Underground Initiations
2:07
03
Tropical Robots
0:51
04
A Crick Uphill
2:23
05
Idiot Princess
1:37
06
Do the Collapse
1:43
Moments Worth Waiting For
The soaring, earnest vocal delivery on the title track that feels like a genuine bid for a radio hit.
The abrupt, whimsical transition into the sub-one-minute surrealism of Tropical Robots.
The way the guitars chime with a 60s pop clarity during the chorus of Idiot Princess.
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