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Apr 12, 2017August By Cake is Robert Pollard's 100th album, and a double album to boot. Not only that but a great double album.
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UncutApr 6, 2017It's Pollard in excelsis. [May 2017, p.32]
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Apr 6, 2017This is Guided by Voices sounding free and wild, and it's ultimately more satisfying than any of the "classic lineup" GbV reunion efforts that appeared between 2012 and 2014.
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Apr 7, 2017The music barely hangs together at times, but the potential for the roller-coaster to go flying off the tracks is, as always, part of the fun.
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Apr 11, 2017After over 30 years in pursuit of the perfect song, Pollard has finally started to recognize the album for everything it can be.
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Apr 7, 2017As scattered as August by Cake sometimes feels, its openness is also fertile ground for the different sides of Pollard’s music.
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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