Sweating the Plague is the 29th album released by Guided by Voices, released on October 25, 2019.[7][8]

Sweating the Plague
Studio album by Guided by Voices
Released	October 25, 2019
Genre	Indie rock
Length	37:48
Label	Guided By Voices Inc.
Guided by Voices chronology
Warp and Woof (2019) Sweating the Plague (2019) Surrender Your Poppy Field (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Exclaim!	7/10[3]
PopMatters	[4]
Slant	[5]
Uncut	[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Pollard.

1. "Downer" – 3:13
2. "Street Party" – 2:00
3. "Mother's Milk Elementary" – 2:24
4. "Heavy Like the World" – 3:13
5. "Ego Central High" – 3:02
6. "The Very Second" – 4:43
7. "Tiger on Top" – 3:02
8. "Unfun Glitz" – 2:54
9. "Your Cricket Is Rather Unique" – 3:02
10. "Immortals" – 3:08
11. "My Wrestling Days Are Over" – 2:12
12. "Sons of the Beard" – 4:48

Personnel

• Robert Pollard – vocals
• Doug Gillard – guitar
• Bobby Bare Jr. – guitar
• Mark Shue – bass guitar, backing vocals on "Your Cricket Is Rather Unique"
• Kevin March – drums, lead vocals on "Your Cricket Is Rather Unique"

References