They're Not Witches

What a perfect, strange little song, the kind of thing one imagines Robert Pollard writing and recording in an afternoon. Here, joined by his brother, Jim, and longtime Guided by Voices bassist Greg Demos, he knocks out a 51 second stunner that is all hook. With a plucked acoustic guitar and bass -- and some double tracked Pollard vocals singing in harmony -- an odd little tale of spoiled little children wrapped to say good morning unfolds. Red ants and mercy giants play a part, somehow, as do the angels of the bars. The key point, however, is that you should not "seek to burn them," because they are not witches. Fair enough.