Zero to 99

Boston Spaceship's Zero to 99 is quintessential Pollard, a record that holds it own alongside widely acknowledged classics from Guided by Voices. One gets the sense that Pollard is having the most fun he's had in decades, before he was pulled reluctantly from obscurity and thrust into the limelight with GBV in those heady, post-Nirvana mid-1990s. The Boston Spaceships have not only landed; they're conquering the goddamn planet.

Zero to 99 barrels like a freight train from there, delivering track after track of vintage Pollard pop rock, with a band more than up to the task of helping to fuel the engine. From the Buzzcocks-esque guitars on 'Found Obstruction Rock 'n' Rolls' to the Keith Moon-ish Tommy-era drums of 'Questions Girls All Right,' to the McCartney-like bass riffs on 'Trashed Aircraft Baby' that would fit right in on Abbey Road,Zero to 99 is a 37-minute feast for fans of classic pop/punk rock.