ESP Ohio Starting Point of the Royal Cyclopean

2016 has been a big year for fans of Robert Pollard (though really, isn’t every year?). He re-reactivated Guided By Voices after they broke up for the second time back in 2014, releasing a new LP called Please Be Honest in April and playing a splattering of North American shows. The revered Dayton rock outfit is gearing up for an upcoming tour beginning next month, and now they’ve announced that 1997-2004-era guitarist Doug Gillard is returning to the band as well.

Gillard will continue to perform with Nada Surf as his schedule allows. He replaces Nick Mitchell in the current GBV lineup, which now comprises Pollard, Gillard, Kevin March, Bobby Bare Jr., and Mark Shue.

The latest iteration of GBV will record a new album in September. But beyond reuniting in Guided By Voices proper, Pollard and Gillard have started another new band together dubbed ESP Ohio along with GBV bassist Shue and drummer Travis Harrison. They, too, have new records on the way, a pair of singles arriving in October.

ESP Ohio's "Starting Point of the Royal Cyclopean" is due out November 18 via Rockathon Records.

01. A Much Needed Shot In the Arm (2:25)
02. The Great One (1:53)
03. Tom Tom Small and Wonderful (2:54)
04. Miss Hospital '93 (2:26)
05. Birdman of Cloth (3:08)
06. Intercourse Fashion (3:31)
07. You the Earthman (3:05)
08. Flowers and Magazines (1:24)
09. Royal Cyclopean (2:33)
10. Weakened By a Logical Mind (2:24)
11. Girls House (2:03)
12. This Violent Side (1:33)
13. The Ticket Who Rallied (2:23)
14. Sleeping Through the Noise (3:08)
15. Lithuanian Bombshells (3:04)
16. Grand Beach Finale (4:51)