Sunglare Serenades

Gem
General | Nov 2001

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2006-09-30
"Solo" project of Doug Gillard and Tim Tobias, who were the lead guitarist and bassist for Guided by Voices at the time. Second of two albums from them. Songs alternate between Doug's and Tim's writing/vocals, but they make the album sound good as a unified whole, presenting creative pop ditties that rock.

Sadly, KZSU's copy of this CD got lost early on. I've been playing the copy from my own collection.

1- A nicely digging midtempo rocker (Doug)
2- Very catchy and fast (Tim)
3- Catchy 5/4, kind of a '60s rock sound
7- Gently soaring chords that show off a proggy influence (Doug)
11- Big and grand, but maybe overstays its welcome a little (Tim)

Recent airplay

Carcass and Crow
The Darling SystemApr 24, 2003
Carcass and Crow
The Darling SystemAug 01, 2002
Many Fanged Breezes
Pop/rock fillerJun 28, 2002
Many Fanged Breezes
Memory SelectJan 25, 2002

Track listing

1. Carcass and Crow
2. Many Fanged Breezes
3. I Today
4. A Slow Crawl
5. Slow Recovery
6. Good to See You
7. Time Was
8. When They Pull You Out
9. J.H.-S.
10. Ghostville Anyway
11. Nothing but the Quiet Now
12. Razors in the Skies