2013, Gbv Inc.

VINYL FORMAT. Down by the Racetrack is Guided By Voices stretching out in a way not seen since early- to mid-'90s EPs like Get Out My Stations or Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer. It's a particular kind of lo-fi weirdness, from the spooky background "aahs" on "Pictures of the Man" to the drunk piano bashing on "Standing in a Puddle of Flesh." The mix of wild, tossed-off vocals, raw guitar chug and skewed "Eleanor Rigby" / "See Emily Play" sweetness could only have originated from the Midwest-warped minds of Dayton's canniest rock warlocks.