Guided by Voices
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Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band from Dayton, Ohio, known for its prolific lo-fi recordings and the songwriting of frontman Robert Pollard.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guided by Voices canonical | 3 |
| Guided by Voices – Do the Collapse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4213679 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guided by Voices Context triple: [The Breeders, associatedBand, Guided by Voices]
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A.
Against the Day
Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
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B.
Built to Spill
Built to Spill is an American indie rock band known for its intricate guitar work, introspective lyrics, and influential role in the 1990s and 2000s indie music scene.
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C.
Sebadoh
Sebadoh is an influential American indie rock band, co-founded by Lou Barlow, known for pioneering the lo-fi aesthetic of the late 1980s and 1990s underground music scene.
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D.
Royal Trux
Royal Trux is an American experimental rock duo known for their lo-fi, noise-infused sound and influential role in the 1990s indie and underground rock scenes.
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E.
Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev is an American experimental rock band known for its lush, psychedelic soundscapes and critically acclaimed albums such as "Deserter's Songs."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guided by Voices Target entity description: Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band from Dayton, Ohio, known for its prolific lo-fi recordings and the songwriting of frontman Robert Pollard.
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A.
Against the Day
Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
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B.
Built to Spill
Built to Spill is an American indie rock band known for its intricate guitar work, introspective lyrics, and influential role in the 1990s and 2000s indie music scene.
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C.
Sebadoh
Sebadoh is an influential American indie rock band, co-founded by Lou Barlow, known for pioneering the lo-fi aesthetic of the late 1980s and 1990s underground music scene.
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D.
Royal Trux
Royal Trux is an American experimental rock duo known for their lo-fi, noise-infused sound and influential role in the 1990s indie and underground rock scenes.
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E.
Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev is an American experimental rock band known for its lush, psychedelic soundscapes and critically acclaimed albums such as "Deserter's Songs."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indie rock band
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musical group ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| founder | Robert Pollard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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college rock ⓘ indie rock ⓘ lo-fi ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Doug Gillard
ONNED1
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Greg Demos ONNED1 ⓘ Jim Macpherson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Fennell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitch Mitchell (musician, Guided by Voices) ONNED1 ⓘ Nate Farley NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Pollard NERFINISHED ⓘ Tobin Sprout ONNED1 ⓘ |
| inception | 1983 ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
lo-fi recording aesthetic
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prolific output of studio albums and EPs ⓘ short, hook-driven songs ⓘ songwriting of Robert Pollard ⓘ |
| notableSong |
A Salty Salute
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Chasing Heather Crazy ONNED1 ⓘ Cut-Out Witch ONNED1 ⓘ Game of Pricks ONNED1 ⓘ Game of Pricks (7" version) ONNED1 ⓘ Glad Girls ONNED1 ⓘ Hot Freaks ONNED1 ⓘ I Am a Scientist ONNED1 ⓘ Motor Away ONNED1 ⓘ My Valuable Hunting Knife ONNED1 ⓘ Shocker in Gloomtown ONNED1 ⓘ Smothered in Hugs ONNED1 ⓘ Teenage FBI ONNED1 ⓘ The Official Ironmen Rally Song ONNED1 ⓘ Tractor Rape Chain ONNED1 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alien Lanes
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August by Cake ONNED1 ⓘ Bee Thousand ONNED1 ⓘ Class Clown Spots a UFO ONNED1 ⓘ Cool Planet ONNED1 ⓘ Crystal Nuns Cathedral ONNED1 ⓘ Do the Collapse ONNED1 ⓘ Earth Man Blues ONNED1 ⓘ Earthquake Glue ONNED1 ⓘ Half Smiles of the Decomposed ONNED1 ⓘ How Do You Spell Heaven ONNED1 ⓘ Isolation Drills ONNED1 ⓘ It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! ONNED1 ⓘ La La Land ONNED1 ⓘ Let’s Go Eat the Factory ONNED1 ⓘ Mag Earwhig! ONNED1 ⓘ Mirrored Aztec ONNED1 ⓘ Motivational Jumpsuit ONNED1 ⓘ Nowhere to Go but Up ONNED1 ⓘ Please Be Honest ONNED1 ⓘ Space Gun ONNED1 ⓘ Styles We Paid For ONNED1 ⓘ Surrender Your Poppy Field ONNED1 ⓘ Sweating the Plague ONNED1 ⓘ The Bears for Lunch ONNED1 ⓘ Tremblers and Goggles by Rank ONNED1 ⓘ Under the Bushes Under the Stars ONNED1 ⓘ Universal Truths and Cycles ONNED1 ⓘ Warp and Woof ONNED1 ⓘ Zeppelin Over China ONNED1 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Matador Records
NERFINISHED
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Rockathon Records ONNED1 ⓘ Scat Records ONNED1 ⓘ TVT Records ONNED1 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guided by Voices Description of subject: Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band from Dayton, Ohio, known for its prolific lo-fi recordings and the songwriting of frontman Robert Pollard.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Guided by Voices – Do the Collapse