Keene Brothers

Guided by Voices may be over, but the Robert Pollard song factory hasn't slowed production. The latest release in the Fading Captain series of moonlighting projects is a one-off collaborative studio session with power pop cult figure Tommy Keene, to which Pollard contributes lyrics and vocals while Keene chimes in with the catchy tunes. It all works marvellously well, with Keene providing snappy three-minute pop gems so Pollard can spout charming word associations without having to concern himself with details like bridges, codas, instrumental segues and such.