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Universe Room

Universe Room is the forty-first studio album released by American indie rock band Guided by Voices, released on February 7, 2025, through their own Guided By Voices Inc. label. It was preceded by the singles "Fly Religion" (November 22, 2024), "The Great Man" (December 13, 2024), "Dawn Believes" (January 22, 2025), and "Elfin Flower with Knees" (January 24, 2025).

Background

On November 19, 2024, the band announced the release of their new studio album, along with the first single "Fly Religion". Of the new album, frontman Robert Pollard said:

Critical reception

Universe Room was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 71, based on 6 reviews.

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Pollard.

  1. "Driving Time" – 2:05
  2. "I Couldn't See the Light" – 2:55
  3. "I Will Be a Monk" – 1:30
  4. "The Great Man" – 2:03
  5. "Clearly Aware" – 2:36
  6. "Dawn Believes" – 3:26
  7. "Play Shadows" – 2:00
  8. "Fly Religion" – 2:25
  9. "The Well Known Soldier" – 1:07
  10. "Hers Purple" – 1:05
  11. "Independent Animal" – 1:13
  12. "19th Man to Fly an Airplane" – 3:41
  13. "Elfin Flower with Knees" – 2:20
  14. "Fran Cisco" – 3:07
  15. "Aluminum Stingray Girl" – 2:19
  16. "Aesop Dreamed of Lions" – 3:07
  17. "Everybody's a Star" – 2:23

Personnel

Guided by Voices

Additional contributors

  • Travis Harrison – production, floor tom on "Aluminum Stingray Girl"
  • Ray Ketchem – additional drum recording
  • Beckham Bare – piano on "Hers Purple"

References