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I've barely had an opportunity to digest the first album from Robert Pollard's new band, Boston Spaceships, but in true Pollard fashion they're already rolling out its fourteen song follow-up, The Planets Are Blasted. Luckily, any fears that they're sacrificing quality for quantity are quickly tossed aside by this album - it's another jewel in Robert Pollard's constantly growing post-GBV crown. While Bob brings his usual crystal-clear vocals and obscure wordsmithing, the thing that makes this group stand out among the wide array of Pollard's projects is the other two guys in the band, who dish out just the right amount of garage rock and power-pop energy, making the tunes like "Slyph", "Headache Revolution" (a classic) and the "Kashmir"-esque pounding of "Tattoo Mission" a joy to listen to. I'm ready for album number three.
DAVID MANSDORF
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