Guided By Voices has had an amazingly long life for an indie rock band. Not surprisingly, “Earthquake Glue,” the band’s 14th album, shines with confidence and vigor.

Although Guided By Voices doesn’t depart much from the sound of its previous release, “Universal Truths and Cycles,” it continues to please listeners with its guitar-driven pop.

Both albums were issued on the Matador label, but unlike the last album, “Earthquake Glue” contains little acoustic guitar.

Formed in Ohio, Guided by Voices put out its first EP in 1986, and has seen many line-up changes since that time. One constant is Richard Pollard, long-time lead singer and songwriter who forges ahead in this release with a healthy synthesis of Guided by Voices’ lo-fi roots and brushes with major-label polish.

Even detractors of Guided By Voices often are impressed by the band’s massive catalogue and staying power.

On “Earthquake Glue,” Guided By Voices wavers between energetic and psychedelic pop-rock anthems and soothing musical creations. Dissonance weaves in and out of gorgeous melodies. The 15 tracks stand as well alone as individual songs as they do together as an album.

“The Best of Jill Hives” contains a hint of a Smiths influence while other songs remind one of The Who. “Dirty Water” employs powerful drumming from Kevin March along with fist-pumping guitar riffs.

“Of Mites and Men” displays the endearing nonsense that Pollard sometimes employs for lyrics (My heart is no clean/ your table is green … the harvest of every man/ is in the can).

With so many years of experience, Pollard has had time to develop a firm grasp on song structure. This leads to one small failing: some of the songs are too formulaic in their crafting, and many are just too short. Two minutes is hardly enough time to create a soundscape that draws one in and keeps one there.

Despite this, and despite the age of the band, many more years of success are probably in store for Guided By Voices. It’ll be the first indie rock band based in a retirement home and it’ll rock more than any young upstarts playing in a garage.