Half Smiles Of The Decomposed LP (Color) fg_Label_Up Down and Lukas Magyar [vocals]

and Lukas Magyar [vocals]

courtesy of Jeff Waters’ own camera

and structures that range from a neo-power-ballad (“Web So Dense”) to jazzily-canted West Coasty post-psych (“Give It Off”) to a track that subliminally recalls the keyboard approach of Scott Thurston-era Stooges (“Drop Me”)

Produced by the band's own Andy MacFarlane

Half Smiles Of The Decomposed LP (Color) fg_Label_Up Down and Lukas Magyar [vocals]The final Matador album from Dayton, Ohios legendary geniuses Guided By Voices, which at the time was set to be their last ever. After twenty odd years, twenty odd line ups, and twenty odd albums, EPs, singles, triples, stolen bases, misdemeanor convictions, and broken hearts, Dayton, OHs fortunate sons took a leave of absence only to reemerge in 2010 at a certain labels 21st birthday celebrations in Las Vegas. Back in print for the first time since