(Alternative) Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices) - Honey Locust Honky Tonk - 2013, MP3, 320 kbps

Robert Pollard is back, and this time, the prolific Guided By Voices leader evokes the spirit of Western music on his new album, Honey Locust Honky Tonk. Honey Locust Honky Tonk is supposed to be a mock country album even though it s not country, although it is a little more straightforward than albums I typically make, Pollard tells Rolling Stone. I was going to use a pseudonym Cash Rivers.
According to a press release, the 17-song follow-up to 2012′s Jack Sells the Cow focuses on Pollard s four Ps: pop, punk, psych and prog.
The press release notes that while some may find it excessive for Pollard to be issuing solo records on the regular when Guided By Voices are also issuing a string of LPs four in the last 18 months the songwriter doesn t see a problem with his inexhaustible output.
I'm not afraid to be immature, to make a fool of myself, he said in a statement. I m not afraid to look insane.