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Isolation Drills

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Released
  
April 10, 2001

Length
  
47:12

Release date
  
10 April 2001

Label
  
TVT Records

Recorded
  
2000

Artist
  
Guided by Voices

Producer
  
Rob Schnapf

Genre
  
Indie rock

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Isolation Drills (2001)
  
Universal Truths and Cycles (2002)

Similar
  
Guided by Voices albums, Indie rock albums

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Isolation Drills is the twelfth album by Dayton, Ohio indie rock group Guided by Voices. It was their second and final LP released under TVT Records and their second to feature a major rock producer in Rob Schnapf. The album was also their first to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 168. "Skills Like This" was featured on the ESPN Ultimate X Soundtrack compilation album. "Glad Girls" was nominated for the High Times "Pot Song of the Year" award. The album notably features instrumental contributions from Elliott Smith. "Chasing Heather Crazy" was named the 319th best song of the decade by Pitchfork Media. In 2014, the album was ranked No. 92 on PopMatters' list of the Best Albums of the '00s.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Pollard.

  1. "Fair Touching" – 3:07
  2. "Skills Like This" – 2:47
  3. "Chasing Heather Crazy" – 2:53
  4. "Frostman" – 0:55
  5. "Twilight Campfighter" – 3:07
  6. "Sister, I Need Wine" – 1:40
  7. "Want One" – 1:48
  8. "The Enemy" – 4:53
  9. "Unspirited" – 2:25
  10. "Glad Girls" – 3:49
  11. "Run Wild" – 3:48
  12. "Pivotal Film" – 3:10
  13. "How's My Drinking" – 2:38
  14. "The Brides Have Hit Glass" – 2:51
  15. "Fine to See You" – 3:16
  16. "Privately" – 4:05

Songs

1Fair Touching3:08
2Skills Like This
3Chasing Heather Crazy2:54

References

Isolation Drills Wikipedia
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