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Squeeze The Needle by Circus Devils

Circus Devils

Squeeze The Needle
GBV Inc

Formed in 2001, the psychedelic rock trio Circus Devils features vocalist Robert Pollard, backed by brothers Todd Tobias and Tim Tobias. In their first album in six years, and their fifteenth overall, Circus Devils is back with Squeeze The Needle, a funhouse romp full of rock and roll swagger and childlike glee. The pounding psychedelia of the single “The Owl Presents…” harkens back to The Doors. Mixed into the twenty-track song collage are heavy rock thumpers (“Street Toughs,” “Mama’s Got A Brand New Snake”), cryptic interludes (“Age Of Transfusion”), and pretty acoustic pieces (“Difficult Dreamer,” “The Joke is Over”).

CD $13.00

10/27/2023 795154142026 

GBVI 119 CD 


LP $19.00

10/27/2023 795154142019 

GBVI 119 LP 


MP3 $9.90

10/27/2023 795154142026 

GBVI 119 CD 


FLAC $11.99

10/27/2023 795154142026 

GBVI 119 CD 


Laughs Best: The Kids Eat It Up by Circus Devils

Circus Devils

Laughs Best: The Kids Eat It Up
Happy Jack Rock

Robert Pollard’s freak-rock trio Circus Devils (2001 – 2017) says farewell with a pair of simultaneous releases. First is their 14th and final album Laughs Last, along with a best-of, double LP collection titled Laughs Best: The Kids Eat It Up (with DVD included). Laughs Best (The Kids Eat it Up) — a collection of 30 speedy deliveries from rock’n’roll’s Twilight Zone — will leave you exhausted, satisfied, and ready for another spin. Circus Devils’ entire mind-bending catalogue is represented here, including three songs from the brand new album. While the emphasis is on friendlier numbers, plenty of the trio’s prog psychedelia is also on display.

CD+DVD $16.00

02/24/2017 655035053523 

HJRR 35 CD 


2XLP+DVD $31.00

02/24/2017 655035053516 

HJRR 35 LP 


MP3 $9.90

02/24/2017 655035053523 

HJRR 35 


FLAC $11.99

02/24/2017 655035053523 

HJRR 35 


Robert Pollard’s freak-rock trio Circus Devils (2001 – 2017) says farewell with a pair of simultaneous releases. First is their 14th and final album Laughs Last, along with a best-of, double LP collection titled Laughs Best: The Kids Eat It Up (with DVD included). On Laughs Last, Pollard and the Tobias brothers romp breathlessly through multiple styles, starting off with the brash hotdogger, “Get Out Of My Way When I’m In Town.” Along the way we’re treated to the R.E.M. inflected “I Do the Nixon,” the organ-fuzz stomper “Teenage Rooster,” and the defiantly conventional “Crucified by The British Press.” Full of high humor and low drama, Laughs Last is the bold exclamation point at the end of Circus Devils’ 16-year run.

LP $16.00

02/24/2017 655035033419 

HJRR 34 LP 


CD $12.00

02/24/2017 655035033426 

HJRR 34 CD 


MP3 $9.90

02/24/2017 655035033426 

HJRR 34 


FLAC $11.99

02/24/2017 655035033426 

HJRR 34 


Stomping Grounds, the new full-length from Ohio-based Circus Devils, blasts off with a full side of brash, catchy rock ’n’ roll featuring the vocal bravado of Robert Pollard at full tilt. The album’s flipside detours into more psychedelic territory, offering a mixture of weird and pretty vignettes. Themes include the wasteland of regimented work-ruled living, sexually active geezers, lost girls, sick doctors and impressionistic recollections of the stomping grounds of boyhood. The album closes with the standout track “Sunflower Wildman (Remember Him?),” an anthemic prog-rock story song about a shut-in with dementia who chases boys away from his sunflower-choked yard.  Stomping Grounds is high listening adventure, more exciting than 90% of the movies you will see this year.

LP $16.00

10/23/2015 655035033310 

HJRR 33 LP 


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10/23/2015 655035033327 

 


MP3 $9.90

10/23/2015 655035033327 

HJRR 33 CD 


FLAC $11.99

10/23/2015 655035033327 

 


Girl In Space / Sunflower Wildman by Circus Devils

Circus Devils

Girl In Space / Sunflower Wildman
Happy Jack Rock

***Exclusive A-side track "Girl in Space" backed with "Sunflower Wildman" from Circus Devils Stomping Grounds full length. Edition of 500 total.

7" $6.00

10/09/2015 655035003276 

 


MP3 $1.98

10/09/2015 655035003276 

 


FLAC $2.99

10/09/2015 655035003276 

 


On their thirteenth full-length album Escape, Circus Devils take a break from their brash psychedelic rock to gear down with a collection of acoustic ballads; friendly, lo-fi pop; and murky, otherworldly mood pieces. Once again, the trio delivers a mu- sical Twilight Zone where dream time and real time intermingle. For best results, listen late at night with headphones in a dark room.

LP $16.00

11/11/2014 655035083117 

HJRR 31 LP 


CD $12.00

11/11/2014 655035083124 

HJRR 31 CD 


MP3 $9.90

11/11/2014 655035083124 

 


FLAC $11.99

11/11/2014 655035083124 

 


My Mind Has Seen The White Trick by Circus Devils

Circus Devils

My Mind Has Seen The White Trick
Happy Jack Rock

Founded by Robert Pollard, completed by the Tobias brothers Todd and Tim, Ohio’s Circus Devils have been lurking under the radar since 2001. They’re back with two new albums for 2013, both released on the same day!  The trio continues to stretch their musical muscles on My Mind Has Seen the White Trick, a set of thematically unrelated pieces that at times ventures into jazzier territory. The terrain remains darkly mysterious, as always, with multiple layers to explore and reward the listener on repeated plays. Unlike the trio’s albums of the past, the music was written to match the vocal melodies, instead of the other way around. It may be the birth of a new Circus Devils.

LP $16.00

11/12/2013 655035083018 

HJRR 30 LP 


CD $12.00

10/29/2013 655035083025 

HJRR 30 CD 


MP3 $9.90

10/29/2013 655035083025 

 


When Machines Attack by Circus Devils

Circus Devils

When Machines Attack
Happy Jack Rock

Founded by Robert Pollard, completed by the Tobias brothers Todd and Tim, Ohio’s Circus Devils have been lurking under the radar since 2001. They’re back with two new albums for 2013, both released on the same day!  On When Machines Attack, the trio delivers a collection of eighteen sonic postcards from a probable future forecasting civilization’s approaching doom and the opportunities to cash in. The cast of improbable characters on display includes the “Controller” who introduces the album, along with Johnny Dart, Bad Earthman, Doberman Wasp, The Brain of the Iron Fist, and more. A satisfyingly unsettling listen from top to bottom (or perhaps unsettlingly satisfying?), it’s perfect for late-night car trips—driving alone, of course. Keep watching the skies!

LP $16.00

11/12/2013 655035082912 

HJRR 29 LP 


CD $12.00

10/29/2013 655035082929 

HJRR 29 CD 


MP3 $9.90

10/29/2013 655035082929 

 


Circus Devils hit the high seas with Capsized! (The exclamation point is part of the title!) Once again, the Ohio trio lead by Robert Pollard defies and transcends musical genres with a strangely coherent blend of soft rock, aggressive stompers and creepy soundscapes—plus the radio-friendly pop single “Cyclopean Runways.” Capsized! is cinema for the ears, taking the listener on a dark adventure with strange cargo, sirens, shipboard ghosts and bad soup. Circus Devils have been lurking under the radar since 2001. Capsized! is their ninth album.

LP $13.00

10/25/2011 655035082714 

HJRR 27 


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10/25/2011 655035082721 

HJRR 27 CD 


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10/25/2011 655035082721 

 


Following their 2009 all-acoustic release Gringo, Circus Devils are back in form with Mother Skinny. This time, the Devils run the gamut from ham-fisted hard rock thumpers to freak-pop to pretty, ethereal numbers, all weaved together in a seamless song-collage. As always, the band is steadfast in their unpredictability.Founded by Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), Ohio's Circus Devils have been lurking under the radar since 2001. Mother Skinny is their eighth album.

LP $13.00

03/30/2010 655035082516 

HJRR 25 


CD $13.00

03/30/2010 655035082523 

HJRR 25 CD 


MP3 $9.90

03/30/2010 655035082523 

 


The Circus Devils prove that accessibility and experimentation can go hand in hand on Gringo, an acoustic song cycle with a 1970s Morricone-esque Southwestern flavor. You can almost smell the sage brush and gasoline on every track.   Robert Pollard and the Tobias brothers tell the story of the Gringo with moods ranging from jubilant to melancholy to mean, all wrapped in the trademark Circus Devils palette of exotic sounds. As always, this is not last year's Circus Devils record, but with Gringo, it has never been truer.

LP $13.00

04/14/2009 655035082219 

HJRR 22 


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04/14/2009 655035082226 

HJRR 22 CD 


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04/14/2009  

 


H.P. Lovecraft meets Devo on Ataxia, Circus Devils' new collection of moonshine revelries and musical trips by torchlight into the mist-shrouded fields and forests of Ohio (aka: land of mystery). Robert Pollard and the Tobias brothers treat the listener to an intoxicating blend of jagged, insistent rock and uneasy lullabies.  Formed in Ohio in 2001 by Pollard (Guided By Voices), Circus Devils create albums rich in atmosphere and imagery, filled with ferocity and gentleness. Their previous album, Sgt. Disco, was released on Ipecac Recordings in 2007. Ataxia is their sixth release.

LP $13.00

11/11/2008 879198002253 

HJRR 19 


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11/11/2008 879198002246 

HJRR 19 CD 


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11/11/2008  

 


*** The highly prolific, and über psycho-delic duo known as Circus Devils deliver their new opus, Five. Intricate instrumentals provided by Todd Tobias intertwined with the mesmerizing vocals, otherworldly lyrics and the sharp melodies of Robert Pollard result in twenty-three new, mind-expanding tracks.

LP $13.00

06/14/2005  

LUNA 81 / FCS34LP 


CD $9.25

06/14/2005 802685008124 

LUNA 81 / FCS34 


MP3 $9.90

06/14/2005 802685008124 

 


The highly prolific, and uber psycho-delic trio known as Circus Devils are prepared to bring you their new mindfuck opus, Pinball Mars. Performed as a two part rock opera, Pinball Mars offers up the cleanest production to date on a Circus Devils release. As was the case with the first two Circus Devils releases, Pinball Mars takes you on a strange journey filled with bizarre characters and equally challenging music. This is not a band to be taken lightly. The Circus Devils open chambers of your mind you didn't know existed, but were afraid they might. Intricate instrumentals provided by the Brothers Tobias (Todd & Tim) intertwined with the mesmerizing vocals and melodies of Robert Pollard. For those who still haven't ventured outside of their pre- new millenium bomb shelters, The Fading Cading Captain Series is the label project of Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices. This label see various releases by various incarnations of various identities fronted by Mr. Pollard. The Circus Devils, as featured here, include Robert twisting his otherworldy lyrics in and around these sharp melodies as played by the brothers Tobias (Tim & Todd). 

CD $9.25

04/06/2004 802685007226 

LUNA 72 / fcs29CD 


MP3 $9.90

04/06/2004 802685007226 

 


Harold Pig Memorial by Circus Devils

Circus Devils

Harold Pig Memorial
Recordhead

***GUIDED BY VOICES chairman, ROBERT POLLARD returns with TODD and TIM TOBIAS under their CIRCUS DEVILS moniker for another full-length psychedelic stunner. Twenty-two songs and snippets filled with bizarre characters, strange journeys, intricate music, and POLLARD's signature vocals.

LP $12.00

11/12/2002  

LUNA 62 LP 


CD $9.25

11/12/2002 802685006229 

LUNA 62 CD 


***GUIDED BY VOICES chairman, ROBERT POLLARD returns with TODD and TIM TOBIAS under their CIRCUS DEVILS moniker for another full-length psychedelic stunner. Twenty-two songs and snippets filled with bizarre characters, strange journeys, intricate music, and POLLARD's signature vocals.

CD $9.25

11/12/2002 802685006229 

FCS 25 


MP3 $9.90

11/12/2002 802685006229 

FCS 25 


FLAC $11.99

11/12/2002 802685006229 

FCS 25 


Ringworm Interiors by Circus Devils

Circus Devils

Ringworm Interiors
Recordhead

***A brain-numbing twenty-eight-song new album from the prolific mind of GUIDED BY VOICES chairman, ROBERT POLLARD. A driving blend of psycho-delics, freak-outs, and killer leftfield pop. Unpolished, ugly, and wonderful.

CD $9.25

11/13/2001 802685004720 

FCS 15 CD 


MP3 $9.90

11/13/2001