“If you were Bob Pollard, would you trust Tobin Sprout? Disregard, for a moment, the man's cutesy elfin name and the fact that, together, you've recorded a sizable portion of indie rock's canon with Sprout playing the trusty sideman, contributing a few songs to each album to push it towards the obligatory 20-track standard. Also take into account that when Guided by Voices went hi-fi, Sprout was le”
