How Do You Spell Heaven

How Do You Spell Heaven
Studio album by Guided by Voices
Released	August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11)
Recorded	2017
Studio	Serious Business Music in Brooklyn, New York and The Stillwater River Lodge in Dayton, Ohio
Genre	Indie rock, lo-fi
Length	37:04
Label	Rockathon Records
Guided by Voices chronology
August by Cake (2017) How Do You Spell Heaven (2017) Space Gun (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	7.4/10[2]
AllMusic	[3]

How Do You Spell Heaven is the 25th album to be released by lo-fi band Guided By Voices. It was released on August 11, 2017.^[4]

It was recorded and mixed by Travis Harrison at Serious Business Music, NY, and Stillwater Lodge.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks were written by Robert Pollard, except "Pearly Gates Smoke Machine" by Doug Gillard & Pollard.

1. "The Birthday Democrats" – 2:30
2. "King 007" – 2:51
3. "Boy W" – 2:33
4. "Steppenwolf Mausoleum" – 3:21
5. "Cretinous Number Ones" – 1:45
6. "They Fall Silent" – 0:55
7. "Diver Dan" – 2:03
8. "How to Murder a Man (In 3 Acts)" – 2:43
9. "Pearly Gates Smoke Machine" – 4:02
10. "Tenth Century" – 2:37
11. "How Do You Spell Heaven" – 1:52
12. "Paper Cutz" – 2:36
13. "Low Flying Perfection" – 2:36
14. "Nothing Gets You Real" – 2:23
15. "Just to Show You" – 2:17

Personnel

• Bobby Bare Jr. – guitar
• Doug Gillard – guitar
• Kevin March – drums
• Robert Pollard – vocals
• Mark Shue – bass guitar

References

1. "How do You Spell Heaven by Guided by Voices". Metacritic.
2. "Guided by Voices: How do You Spell Heaven". Pitchfork.
3. "How do You Spell Heaven - Guided by Voices | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
4. "Guided By Voices: How Do You Spell Heaven". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
5. "Guided By Voices Database". Retrieved 2018-02-06.