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  • Summary: Guided by Voices' Robert Pollard and Chris Slusarenko and Decemberists' John Moen release their debut album as the Boston Spaceships.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Under The Radar
    80
    Shedding all the expectations that come with being a 50-something solo artist, you can sense Bob's excitement in every jejune innuendo and Who-esque guitar riff. Mixing his longtime love of the incongruity of prog, the hooks of rock, and his unmistakable faux-English accent, both of the band's records contain a brand of arena-sized rock perfectly tailored for dingy Midwestern bars. [Year End 2008]
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  2. Mojo
    80
    The project pushes him into new and different directions, with beat band ballast ('Ate It Twice'), horn-laded soul ('Ready To Pop'), orchestral gloom (the title tracks) and pleasingly weird mini-epics ('Still In Rome'). [Oct 2008]
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  3. Alternative Press
    60
    A scappy but lovable collection of power pop. [Oct 2008, p.152]
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  1. EdgarF.
    9
    This and the more recent Boston Spaceships album (not reviewed on Metacritic for some reason) collectively are the best Pollard-related music since GBV's "Isolation Drills," Lots of great reworkings of old Suitcase demos and some new classics here. Even if you've felt burnt before with Pollard releases, these are great entryways back into the fold.… Expand
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  2. BrianM
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    This is the best Pollard-related album since From A Compound Eye. "Go for the Exit" is the best Pollard tune in ages. This is a must have for GBV fans.… Expand
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