I’m listening to the new GBV LP Universal Truths and Cycles right now. I haven’t really formulated an opinion about the whole LP just yet – this one seems like a grower, but really, what GBV release isn’t? There’s some obvious keepers on the record – “Back To The Lake” and “Cheyenne” seem like Pollard was deliberately trying to write classics for permanent live staple status;”Eureka Signs”, “Everywhere With Helicopter” and “Christian Animation Torch Carriers” are all passable anthems. It seems like a good enough record, not nearly as strong as Isolation Drills, but way better than Do The Collapse or the last Airport 5 record. I suppose it most resembles Under The Bushes, Under The Stars in style, structure, and content… but I think it’s missing a bit of that record’s “ooomph”.

Damn, “Cheyenne” sounds so much like Lifes Rich Pageant-era R.E.M. that Stipe et al should get a share of the publishing royalties…