- indie rock, rock
- 10 min
- EP
- 6 tracks
Down by the Racetrack is a 2013 EP by American rock group Guided by Voices. It is the group's first EP since 2002's The Pipe Dreams of Instant Prince Whippet and the first to feature the band's "classic" lineup since 1996's Plantations of Pale Pink.
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Classical in form, cool, grave and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- 1It Travels Faster Through Thin Hair1:14
- 2Pictures of the Man2:38
- 3Amanda Gray0:44
- 4Standing in a Puddle of Flesh1:31
- 5Copy Zero1:48
- 6Down By the Racetrack1:46
6 tracks, 10 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Guided by Voices
- Released
- January 22, 2013
- Type
- EP
- Format
- Digital Media
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