An acclaimed rock band has released a new song about someone from Syracuse. But who?

Guided By Voices, an indie rock/power-pop group led by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard, dropped its 43rd album, “Thick Rich and Delicious,” on Halloween. One of the singles, titled “Our Man Syracuse,” celebrates a mystery Central New York native.

“Our man Syracuse / And the girls are crying,” Pollard sings.

In an interview with Magnet Magazine , Pollard said the track was “a composite of a bunch of different songs from the last 40 years” of GBV’s music. Pollard wrote the lyrics and sings lead vocals with the Ohio-based band’s guitarists Doug Gillard and Bobby Bare Jr.; drummer Kevin March; and bassist Mark Shue.

“I was finally able to put it together coupled with a lyric that I felt suited its struc

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