Nick Saloman (aka The Bevis Frond) v Robert Pollard (aka Guided by Voices and assorted other bands)

I have written about both of these extraordinary songwriters in this space over the last two years, the latter more frequently than the former. But I have never realized how much they have in common until recently. So on the occasion of the release of the Bevis Frond’s superb 24th album, Focus on Nature, this week, I thought I would share the following observations: