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Selective Service
Rock · 2001 · 11 tracks

Selective Service

Guided by Voices

Hazy, mid-tempo indie rock that feels like a sun-bleached postcard from Ohio. Acoustic strums and surrealist poetry captured through a warm layer of tape hiss.

December 10, 2001 · Fading Captain Series

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A warm, sun-drenched suburban daydream that feels both comforting and slightly surreal.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Dayton, Ohio-19 Something and 5
2:57
02
Travels
2:01
03
No Welcome Wagons
2:00
04
Selective Service
1:55
05
Total Exposure
4:05
06
Cold War Water Sports
3:27
07
The Wheel Hits the Path (Quite Soon)
1:28
08
Stifled Man Casino
3:18
09
Peroxide
1:43
10
Eskimo Clockwork
1:24
11
In the Brain
3:59
Moments Worth Listening For
the sudden transition from the vivid imagery of rotten produce to the soaring hook on the opening track
the way the drums seem to stumble into the mix during the bridge of Total Exposure
the abrupt, tape-cut ending of the shorter tracks that leaves the melody ringing in the air
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Selective Service sound next to the rest of Guided by Voices's catalogue?

Sunday Morning+4.0σ

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

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