Having finished their year-long victory lap, playing songs from the insanely fertile 1992-1996 period, there was only one thing left for the reunited Guided by Voices to do. Make a new record. LET'S GO EAT THE FACTORY picks up where Under the Bushes, Under the Stars left off, with the classic lineup (Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout, Greg Demos, Mitch Mitchell, and Kevin Fennell, with help from the reclusive early band member Jimmy Pollard) writing and recording 21 songs in lo- to mid-fi splendor in band members' basements and garages. The songs range from face-peeling heavy rock to delicate piano ballads and everything in between.