Label: Guided By Voices Inc

Released 10/31/2025

Robert Pollard: "I'm a student of hooks. That perfect combination of a lyric and a chord pattern that gives you that chill up the back of your spine." Thick Rich And Delicious overflows with hooks. It plays through front-to-back like a power pop classic, but don't misconstrue pop for soft. The basic tracks were cut live and hot to tape and are presented with minimal overdubs. The band recorded in a Brooklyn studio at extreme volumes, conjuring the spontaneity and electric energy of their legendary live show. Complimenting Pollard's lead vocals, harmonies are sung by Grammy-nominated Bobby Bare Jr and Pollard (aka "The Self-Righteous Bros"). The sound delivers on the album's titular promise-thick, rich and delicious. Pollard combines a new batch of songs with a basket of unrecorded gems dating back to the band's nascent years. The chorus of "Oxford Talawanda" contains a never-used hook that Pollard has been singing for nearly his entire life. With Thick Rich And Delicious, you can get that satisfaction.

Track listing:

1. Babies And Gentlemen
2. (You Can't Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda
3. Phantasmagoric Upstarts
4. Lucy's World
5. Our Man Syracuse
6. Mother John
7. Dance Of The Picnic Ants
8. Xeno Urban  
9. Tribute To Beatle Bob
10. Replay
11. Siren  
12. Lighthouse Resurrection  
13. A. Glum Swoboda
14. Ozark Ivanhoe  
15. Captain Kangaroo Won The War