Guided By Voices return with new album Zeppelin Over China

By Scott Munro
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Guided By Voices will release their new album in early 2019 - listen to My Future In Barcelona

Guided By Voices have confirmed that they’ll release their new album in early 2019.

It’s titled Zeppelin Over China and it’ll arrive on February 1 through Rockathon.

To mark the announcement, the band have released a stream of their new single titled My Future In Barcelona and revealed they’ll play the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona on May 30 and in Porto on June 7.

It will be the first time Guided By Voices have played in Spain since 1997 and the first time ever that they’ve lined up a date in Portugal.

Zeppelin Over China is described as “a major and majestic work in the GBV canon, spotlighting the scope and genius of Robert Pollard's songwriting. 

“With 32 songs in 75 minutes, the massive Zeppelin reaches lofty heights on its musical journey. Pollard continues to deliver endless invention and emotional wallop in two and three-minute guitar rock gems.”

A full tracklist will be revealed in due course.

Pollard is joined in the lineup by guitarist Doug Gillard, drummer Kevin March, bassist Mark Shue and guitarist Bobby Bare Jr.

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.