Let's Go Eat the Factory

Let's Go Eat the Factory
Studio album by Guided by Voices
Released	December 20, 2011 (iTunes Store) January 1, 2012 (mail-order) January 24, 2012 (retail)
Recorded	2011
Genre	Indie rock
Length	41:44
Label	Guided by Voices Inc. / Fire Records (UK)
Producer	self-produced
Guided by Voices chronology
Half Smiles of the Decomposed (2004) Let's Go Eat the Factory (2012) Class Clown Spots a UFO (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Paste Magazine	(8.4/10)[2]
Pop 'stache	[3]
Pitchfork	(6.9/10)[4]

Let's Go Eat the Factory is the 16th album by Dayton, Ohio rock group Guided by Voices. The album is the first since their 2004 dissolution, and the first to feature the band's classic lineup since 1996's Under the Bushes Under the Stars.^[5] The album was produced by the band and recorded at the homes of members Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell, and Greg Demos. As with previous albums, it features the band's famously lo-fi 4-track sound as well as more modern production. It is also the first Guided by Voices album to be released under the Guided by Voices, Inc. label.

The album debuted at #17 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and #24 on Billboard's Tastemaker Albums chart. It eventually reached #8 on Heatseekers, #5 on Tastemaker Albums and #35 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Robert Pollard, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Laundry and Lasers"	2:38
2.	"The Head"	1:10
3.	"Doughnut for a Snowman"	1:44
4.	"Spiderfighter" (Tobin Sprout)	3:35
5.	"Hang Mr. Kite"	1:40
6.	"God Loves Us" (Mitch Mitchell, Jim Pollard, R. Pollard, Sprout)	1:28
7.	"The Unsinkable Fats Domino"	1:53
8.	"Who Invented the Sun" (Sprout)	1:21
9.	"The Big Hat and Toy Show" (Greg Demos, J. Pollard, R. Pollard)	2:12
10.	"Imperial Racehorsing"	2:54
11.	"How I Met My Mother"	1:02
12.	"Waves" (Sprout)	3:22
13.	"My Europa"	1:48
14.	"Chocolate Boy"	1:31
15.	"The Things That Never Need" (Sprout)	1:11
16.	"Either Nelson"	2:04
17.	"Cyclone Utilities (Remember Your Birthday)" (Mitchell, R. Pollard)	2:50
18.	"Old Bones" (Sprout)	2:03
19.	"Go Rolling Home" (Demos, R. Pollard)	0:34
20.	"The Room Taking Shape" (Demos, R. Pollard)	0:43
21.	"We Won't Apologize for the Human Race"	4:01
Total length:		41:44

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References

1. Deming, Mark. "Let's Go Eat the Factory review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
2. "Guided By Voices: Let's Go Eat the Factory". Paste Magazine.
3. "Guided By Voices - Let's Go Eat the Factory Album Review for Pop 'stache".
4. "Guided By Coices: Let's Go Eat the Factory". Pitchfork Media.
5. "Guided By Voices Releasing New Album, Let's Go Eat the Factory". Buzzgrinder.com. 2011-09-21. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
6. "Let's Go Eat The Factory: Guided By Voices: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-20.

External links

• First Listen at NPR