Name: I Sell The Circus
Brand: Ricked Wicky

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firecd396

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2015-01-28

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Standard:20

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809236139627

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Ricked Wicky

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Alternative / Modern

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Fire Records

Fire Records is an independent record label headquartered in London, England, UK. Founded in the mid 80s, Fire Records has been a prominent force in the music industry for decades. They have released early records from Pulp, Teenage Fanclub, Spacemen 3, Blue Aeroplanes, and many other influential artists. In the early 90s, the label was home to notable acts such as Neutral Milk Hotel, The Lemonheads, Built to Spill, and Urge Overkill.With a rich history of discovering talent and nurturing their careers, Fire Records remains dedicated to supporting groundbreaking musicians across various genres. Their diverse roster showcases both established names and emerging talents who push boundaries and challenge conventions.

The band *Ricked Wicky* was formed in 2014 by indie-rock artist Robert Pollard, after he disbanded GBV. The project aimed to combine progressive rock and hard rock elements with Pollard's signature style. Their debut album, "I Sell the Circus," was released in 2015, followed by two more albums. However, with GBV reuniting, the future of *Ricked Wicky* is uncertain and they are likely to be on an indefinite hiatus.

Similar artists to *Ricked Wicky* include ESP Ohio, The Takeovers, Circus Devils, Psycho and the Birds, Airport 5, The Moping Swans, Teenage Guitar, Boston Spaceships, Go Back Snowball,
Lexo and the Leapers,
Mars Classroom,
Lifeguards,
Keene Brothers,
Cub Scout Bowling Pins,
Robert Pollard,
Phantom Tollbooth,
Howling Wolf Orchestra,
The Sunflower Logic,
Eyesinweasel,

Tobin Sprout.

The first thing the listener will notice about Ricked Wicky is that it is the most musically adept project Guided By Voices' mage Robert Pollard has undertaken in some time, at least since late period-GBV (Half-Smiles of the Decomposed, for instance), or even Boston Spaceships. "[Ricked Wicky] is a sophisticated arena rock band," says Pollard, and I Sell The Circus offers in evidence a series of ball-peen hammers to the brain-pan ("Piss Face" with its James Gang-era slide guitar and the proto-punk stomp of "Intellectual Types," for example) alongside more delicate, prog-tinged frippery ("Cow-Headed Moon" features "Court of the Crimson King"-esque mellotron, while the acoustic guitar mastery displayed on "Even Today and Tomorrow" recalls the mellow-era ELP of "Lucky Man").

I Sell The Circus

Music GB