Universal Truths and Cycles

Universal Truths and Cycles
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 18, 2002
Recorded2001
GenreIndie rock
Length46:25
LabelMatador
Producer
Guided by Voices chronology
Isolation Drills
(2001)
Universal Truths and Cycles
(2002)
Earthquake Glue
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Dusted Magazine [2]
Pitchfork Media7.6/10 [3]
Popmattersfavorable [4]
Rolling Stone [5]
The A.V. Clubfavorable [6]

Universal Truths and Cycles is the 13th studio album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices. After releasing their previous two albums on TVT Records, Guided by Voices returned to Matador Records.

This was the highest charting Guided by Voices album at the time of release. It peaked at #160 on the Billboard Top 200, #10 on the Independent Albums list, and in the best chart performance of their career, #3 on the Top Heatseekers chart [1].

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Guided by Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ^ Dungan, Jason (17 June 2002). "Guided by Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  3. ^ LeMay, Matt (23 June 2002). "Guided by Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  4. ^ Jamieson, Robert (24 June 2002). "Guided by Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  5. ^ O'Connor, Rob (18 June 2002). "Guided by Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  6. ^ Phipps, Keith (25 June 2002). "Guided by Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.