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Dayton, Ohio’s mysterious Rip Van Winkle has inexplicably changed their band name to The U.S. Rip Van Winkle on their 3rd release. Spontaneous lo-fi psychedelia. A new batch of 15 songs.

''When not cranking out new Guided By Voices albums at an impossible clip, American lo-fi rock 'n' roll hero Robert Pollard also creates music under alternate guises. As of two years ago, those ventures include Rip Van Winkle, a new band that aligns Pollard with a cast of Dayton-based musicians entirely separate from the dudes that fill out GBV's current lineup.

Rip Van Winkle first emerged in 2024 with an EP called The Grand Rapids, then followed it up with their full-length debut Blasphemy in 2025. Now they've got a second album on the way under a slightly altered band name.

As of now, Rip Van Winkle will be known as the U.S. Rip Van Winkle. The newly rechristened band — which also includes Joe Patterson, Ben Penry, and Jason Short — will release their self-titled album in October on Splendid Research Records." - Stereogum