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.

It's the GBV album that actually sounds like it was recorded in a million-dollar studio with 70s rock gods.

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

Sweating the Plague · vs · Guided by Voices

Confident+3.6σ

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

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.

The unexpected shift into a sprawling, multi-part epic structure during the final minutes of Sons of the Beard.

The way the guitars lock into a heavy, almost Sabbath-esque sludge during the bridge of Downer.

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