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Alien Lanes
Rock · 1995 · 28 tracks

Alien Lanes

Guided by Voices

Twenty-eight micro-anthems recorded on a shoestring budget. A masterpiece of tape hiss, British Invasion hooks, and midwestern basement grit.

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It's like a greatest hits album from a band that only exists in a very cool basement.

A triumphant and gritty celebration of basement-born rock and roll dreams.

Alien Lanes · vs · Guided by Voices
Raw+1.5σ

The vocals lean notably further into raw than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 28 Tracks
01
A Salty Salute
1:29
02
Evil Speakers
0:59
03
Watch Me Jumpstart
2:24
04
They’re Not Witches
0:51
05
As We Go Up, We Go Down
1:37
06
(I Wanna Be a) Dumbcharger
1:14
07
Game of Pricks
1:33
08
The Ugly Vision
1:35
09
A Good Flying Bird
1:08
10
Cigarette Tricks
0:18
11
Pimple Zoo
0:43
12
Big Chief Chinese Restaurant
0:57
13
Closer You Are
1:57
14
Auditorium
1:02
15
Motor Away
2:07
16
Hit
0:23
17
My Valuable Hunting Knife
2:00
18
Gold Hick
0:30
19
King and Caroline
1:36
20
Striped White Jets
2:15
21
Ex-Supermodel
1:07
22
Blimps Go 90
1:40
23
Strawdogs
1:18
24
Chicken Blows
2:22
25
Little Whirl
1:47
26
My Son Cool
1:41
27
Always Crush Me
1:45
28
Alright
2:56
Moments Worth Waiting For
The anthemic, communal chant of 'the club is open' that introduces the album's gritty world.
The perfect power-pop explosion of 'Game of Pricks' which packs more melody into 93 seconds than most bands manage in five minutes.
The way 'Motor Away' builds from a simple rhythmic chug into a soaring, fuzzy escape fantasy.
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