Doug Gillard is back in Guided by Voices, starts new project ESP Ohio with Bob Pollard (listen)

July 25, 2016

Good news for fans of classic Ohio indie rock. Doug Gillard is returning to the Guided by Voices fold for both a new album they’ll record this fall, as well as their upcoming tour which currently doesn’t have a NYC date (they played 4Knots earlier this month). Gillard, who is also a member of Nada Surf, was in GBV from 1997 – 2005. The GBV lineup will be Robert Pollard, Gillard, Kevin March, Bobby Bare Jr, and Mark Shue. All tour dates are listed below.

Meanwhile, Pollard and Gillard have started another new group, called ESP Ohio, that also includes current GBV bassist Shue and drummer Travis Harrison. They’ve got a couple singles out this fall, but you can hear one of their songs right now, the horn-flecked “Royal Cyclopean.” You can stream that, via Stereogum, below.

“Royal Cyclopean” will be out as a single October 21 via Rockathon Records.

Guided by Voices – 2016 Tour Dates
08/13 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
08/14 Dallas, TX @ Trees
08/16 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
08/17 Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
08/19 Los Angeles, CA @ The Teragram Ballroom
08/20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Teragram Ballrooom
08/22 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
08/23 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
08/26 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
08/27 Portland, OR @ The Crystal Ballroom / Project Pabst
08/31 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
09/01 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
09/03 Chicago, IL @ The Metro – on sale on Friday
09/16 Ottawa, ON CityFolk Festival
09/17 Toronto, ON @ Toronto Urban Roots Festival
10/07 Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson Theater – on sale on Friday
10/08 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory Lot / Project Pabst
11/4-11/6 Austin, TX Sound on Sound Festival