{"product_id":"crawlspace_of_the_pantheon","title":"Crawlspace Of The Pantheon","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrawlspace of the Pantheon is the 44th studio album from Guided By Voices, led as always by the seemingly inexhaustible Robert Pollard, released on May 29, 2026 via GBV Inc. The 12-track, 37-minute record arrives on the heels of Thick Rich and Delicious (2025), which had been named the best album of that year by Magnet Magazine and praised by NPR's All Things Considered. For this album, Pollard took a more deliberate approach to his lyrics than usual, telling Rolling Stone that he \"chiseled away at lines and sections and phrasings\" in pursuit of \"an overall emotionally conceptual feel\" that is at times \"somewhat autobiographical.\" The result is an album that feels tighter and more intentional without sacrificing any of the band's characteristic density and left-field energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusically, the album showcases the locked-in current lineup — guitarists Doug Gillard and Bobby Bare Jr., bassist Mark Shue, and drummer Kevin March — alongside producer Travis Harrison, all finding ample room to flex. Apple Music describes it as \"more proggy power-pop hits from Bob Pollard's bottomless canon,\" and the record lives up to that billing: the anthemic lead single \"We Outlast Them All\" shimmer and swells in the tradition of mid-'90s GBV classics before erupting into a dramatic, galloping finale, while \"Advance Without Dropping\" pairs a hard-charging punk drive with a gently waltzing chorus, and \"Arthur Square\" shifts mid-song from New Wave rocker into chamber-prog overture. Northern Transmissions gave it an 8\/10, and The Fire Note called it a record with \"a little extra flavor dust\" — characteristic GBV, but with the hooks and arrangements biting down just a bit harder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"CD \/ Album","offer_id":53626064044346,"sku":"38500","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-18_at_5.06.00_PM.jpeg?v=1781816959","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/crawlspace_of_the_pantheon","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}