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Sweating the Plague
Rock · 2019 · 12 tracks · 37m

Sweating the Plague

Guided by Voices

A muscular, studio-polished evolution of the GBV sound. Huge guitar stacks and prog-rock ambitions meet the band's signature melodic shorthand.

October 25, 2019 · Guided By Voices Inc.

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A powerful and slightly dark celebration of classic rock tropes through an indie lens.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 37m
01
Downer
3:13
02
Street Party
2:00
03
Mother’s Milk Elementary
2:24
04
Heavy Like the World
3:13
05
Ego Central High
3:02
06
The Very Second
4:43
07
Tiger on Top
3:02
08
Unfun Glitz
2:54
09
Your Cricket Is Rather Unique
3:01
10
Immortals
3:08
11
My Wrestling Days Are Over
2:12
12
Sons of the Beard
4:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The massive, multi-tracked vocal harmony that elevates the chorus of Heavy Like the World into a genuine anthem.
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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.

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