Tobin Sprout, formerly of indie rock icons Guided by Voices, will release his sixth solo album The Universe and Me via Burger Records in February.

The record was hatched during a seven-year gestation period that included unearthing lost recordings and digging through a treasure chest of memories in his home studio in Michigan, where he composed behind his shambling grand piano and trembling, boyish voice.

First single is Future Boy Today/Man of Tomorrow, which was originally being saved for GBV, and is a marvellous riot of heady power-pop and epic psych-rock, and was inspired by Sprout’s fascination with superheroes from his childhood.

Have a listen.

 

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