Space Gun (album) explained

Space Gun
Type:	studio album
Artist:	Guided by Voices
Cover:	Space_Gun_(album_cover).jpg
Released:	March 23, 2018
Studio:	Serious Business Music in Brooklyn, New York and The Stillwater River Lodge in Dayton, Ohio
Length:	38:55
Label:	Rockathon Records Guided By Voices, Inc.
Prev Title:	How Do You Spell Heaven
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	Zeppelin Over China
Next Year:	2019

Space Gun is the 26th studio album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices. It was released on March 23, 2018 under Guided by Voices, Inc.^{[1] [2]}

This album was recorded and mixed by Travis Harrison at Serious Business Music, NY, and Stillwater River Lodge^[3]

Critical reception

Space Gun was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77, based on 12 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 72 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 14 reviews.^[4]

Personnel

• Robert Pollard – lead and backing vocals
• Doug Gillard – guitar, backing vocals on "Sport Component National"
• Bobby Bare Jr. – guitar
• Mark Shue – bass guitar, backing vocals on "Sport Component National"
• Kevin March – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guided By Voices announce new album, Space Gun, share the title track. Consequence of Sound. Scahtz. Lake. December 9, 2017. September 1, 2020.
2. Web site: Guided By Voices Announce New Album 'Space Gun'. Exclaim!. Thiessen. Brock. December 8, 2017. September 1, 2020.
3. Web site: GBVDB - Space Gun. GBVDB.
4. Web site: Album of the Year Review. Album of the Year. February 22, 2024.