12. The Bears For Lunch (2012)

Yes, you read that right: Guided By Voices released three albums in 2012 (with yet another on the way this April). Like its predecessor Class Clown Spots A UFO, The Bears For Lunch tries to compress just about every phase of the band’s existence into 19 songs, from the Mag Earwhig!-era bombast of opener “King Arthur The Red” to the lo-fi acoustics of “Have A Jug” and “You Can Fly Anything Right.” But the secret weapon here, as is often the case, is Tobin Sprout, who brings his psychedelia flirtations to full fruition on “The Corners Are Glowing” and threatens to steal the whole show with the wondrously catchy, Led Zeppelin III-influenced “Waving At Airplanes.” Here’s to three more GBV albums every year for all eternity.