Warp and Woof

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Warp and Woof
Warp and Woof front cover.jpg
Studio album by
Guided by Voices
ReleasedApril 26, 2019
Genre Indie rock
Length37:32
Label Guided By Voices Inc.
Guided by Voices chronology
Zeppelin Over China
(2019)		Warp and Woof
(2019)		 Sweating the Plague
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Exclaim! 6/10 [2]
Uncut 8/10 [3]
Under the Radar 7/10 [4]

Warp and Woof is the 28th album released by Guided by Voices, released on April 26, 2019. [5]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Pollard, except where noted.

  1. "Bury the Mouse" – 1:30
  2. "Angelic Weirdness" – 1:33
  3. "Foreign Deputies" – 1:00
  4. "Dead Liquor Store" – 1:31
  5. "Mumbling Amens" – 1:55
  6. "Cohesive Scoops" – 1:31
  7. "Photo Range Within" – 1:15
  8. "My Dog Surprise" – 1:41
  9. "Tiny Apes" – 1:07
  10. "Blue Jay House" – 2:04
  11. "Down the Island" – 1:48
  12. "Thimble Society" – 1:44
  13. "My Angel" – 1:25
  14. "More Reduction Linda" – 1:36
  15. "Cool Jewels and Aprons" – 1:24
  16. "Even Next" – 1:39
  17. "It Will Never Be Simple" (Doug Gillard) – 2:31
  18. "The Stars Behind Us" – 1:22
  19. "Skull Arrow" – 1:03
  20. "Out of the Blue Race" – 1:21
  21. "Coming Back from Now On" – 1:53
  22. "The Pipers, the Vipers, the Snakes!" – 1:47
  23. "Time Remains in Central Position" – 1:49
  24. "End It with Light" – 1:10

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Guided by Voices – Warp and Woof". AllMusic .
  2. ↑ Brzozowski, Sophie (May 15, 2019). "Guided by Voices – Warp and Woof". Exclaim! . Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Guided by Voices – Warp and Woof". Uncut . July 2019. p. 29.
  4. ↑ Hall, Michael James (May 15, 2019). "Guided by Voices: Warp and Woof". Under the Radar . Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ Thiessen, Brock (March 1, 2019). "Guided By Voices Reveal New Album 'Warp and Woof'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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