Boston Spaceships - The Planets Are Blasted

Following a four-star review in Mojo and a successful whirlwindUS tour, Boston Spaceships return to Earth just five monthslater with their sophomore album!Chris Slusarenko (Guided By Voices, Sprinkler) and JohnMoen (Decemberists, Elliott Smith) have never been so impressive.Robert Pollard himself was sequestered in Dayton,Ohio for nearly two years without touring, concentrating on hissongwriting and artwork. The trios efforts are readily apparenton The Planets Are Blasted.This nuanced and transcendent rock album culminates withfour of Pollards best songs yet. The majestic and metaphoricalQueen of Stormy Weather,who threatens to pee on myparade,is followed by The Town Thats After Me,whichcombines acoustic, electric guitar and strings to stunning effect.Sight on Sight,a four-minute mini-epic, detours to otherworldlychants, echoes and drones, sitars, handrums, and tambourines,but rocks like heck, and the verse of Heavy Crownis melodicallyreminiscent of the Guided By Voices hit Everywhere WithHelicopter,but Pollard ups the ante with an even better chorusand then goes over the top with a still catchier refrain. Another Pollard classic!!

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