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1.1 Magic Taxi1.2 Flip Flop World1.3 Casino Hair Wife1.4 Ride My Earthmobile1.5 Schoolmaster Bones1.6 Eggs, Mother?1.7 Strange Walk Home1.8 Nova Mona1.9 The Telegraph Hill Gazette1.10 Everybody Loves a Baboon1.11 ? 1 2 31.12 Sister Slam Dance1.13 It's Marbles1.14 Space Invader1.15 Human Car1.16 Competitor1.17 She Cannot Know1.18 We1.19 Roll Up Your Nose1.20 What Crawls Also Flies Over |
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Aka Guided By Voices |
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| Description: | Clang Clang Ho by Cub Scout Bowling Pins, released 2 July 2021, includes the following tracks: "Casino Hair Wife", "Schoolmaster Bones", "Strange Walk Home", "The Telegraph Hill Gazette" and more.
This version of Clang Clang Ho comes as a 1xLP.
The vinyl is pressed as a opaque disc. - AKA GUIDED BY VOICESCub Scout Bowling Pins hop in the "Magic Taxi", turn on the AM radio and time travel forty to forty-five years back in time. The project is mysteriously presented, but it's a thinly-veiled alias of the ridiculously prolific and talented Guided By Voices.Minus the usual punk and prog influences, there are strong whiffs of bubble gum, psych and soft rock with sugary doses of ornate baroque pop. Long renowned scholars of rock, the Ohio players have occasionally worn their influences on their sleeves, but this time they seemingly have their jackets on inside out. Perhaps conceptually similar to how GBV went tongue-in-cheek "country" backing Cash Rivers & The Sinners in 2018, but Cub Scout Bowling Pins is a thousand times subtler, like an eccentric cousin of GBV with the craziness knob turned up by 10%. And while Cash Rivers discs trade hands among collectors on Discogs for hundreds of dollars, Cub Scout Bowling Pins' debut 7-inch Heaven Beats Iowa was recently spotted for sale for no less than $10,000. On their debut long player, America's newest hit-makers dip into retro-futuristic weirdness, side-by-side with whimsical sophistication and candy-coated technicolor complexity. In the flip-flop world of Summer 2021, transistor radios will vibrate with the sweet and hooky "We" and "Nova Mona" while "© 1-2-3" will "climb" the "charts". "Ride My Earthmobile" spins like an even-more demented 13th Floor Elevators. Is that Jimmy Webb or Lee Hazlewood hidden behind the latest issue of "The Telegraph Hill Gazette"? "Schoolmaster Bones" chortles with a groovy pretzel logic, while "Space Invader" and "Magic Taxi" beckon with jangling guitars, shimmering strings, mellotrons and vintage synths. Following three critically-lauded GBV albums recorded in quarantine in 2020, is this a light-hearted detour, a midlife crisis or just good clean Pandemic fun? Cub Scout Bowling Pins beg the questions: exactly what drugs are they taking? And where can we get some? Clang Clang Ho!"Clang Clang Ho" is a CD by Cub Scout Bowling Pins, released through the independent label Guided By Voices Inc. The album presents a playful, guitar-driven indie rock sound that blends concise pop structures with off-kilter melodies and a lo-fi aesthetic. Listeners can expect a mix of catchy hooks, quirky arrangements and a characteristic DIY spirit that rewards repeated listening. The songs feel immediate and melodic, yet retain an experimental edge that will appeal to fans of inventive alternative rock and power-pop-leaning songwriting. This CD is aimed at listeners who appreciate compact song formats, memorable choruses and an uncompromisingly independent approach to production and artistic control.
Cub Scout Bowling Pins is a project connected to the creative orbit of the prolific indie rock band Guided By Voices. Stylistically, the project leans into a more playful, pop-centric side, emphasizing brevity, imagination and an almost collage-like approach to songwriting. While Cub Scout Bowling Pins itself is a more niche endeavor, it draws on the long-standing reputation of Guided By Voices as one of the defining names in American underground rock, known for sharp, hook-laden songs and a vast catalogue that has influenced countless indie bands. Fans of that tradition will find "Clang Clang Ho" to be both familiar and refreshingly idiosyncratic.
Guided By Voices Inc. serves here as the label and manufacturer, representing the band's long-term commitment to independence and artistic control. Over the years, Guided By Voices Inc. has been associated with a continuous stream of releases that foreground songwriting craftsmanship over commercial trends. As a label, it has built a loyal following among collectors and indie aficionados who value limited runs, carefully curated catalogues and a direct connection between artist and audience. With "Clang Clang Ho," Guided By Voices Inc. once again underlines its role as a home for distinct voices in guitar-based alternative music, offering a CD that fits neatly into the broader legacy of adventurous, melody-forward indie rock. |
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| No. of tracks: |
20 |
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GBVI104CD |
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