Half Smiles of the Decomposed
| Half Smiles of the Decomposed | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 24, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | December 2003 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 42:23 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Producer | Todd Tobias and Guided By Voices | |||
| Guided by Voices chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    link |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10) link |
| Rolling Stone | link |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | link |
Half Smiles of the Decomposed is the fifteenth album by Dayton, Ohio rock group Guided by Voices. It was the final album by the band before their 2010 reformation.
Track listing
All songs written by Robert Pollard.
- "Everybody Thinks I'm a Raincloud (When I'm Not Looking)" – 3:20
- "Sleep Over Jack" – 3:04
- "Girls of Wild Strawberries" – 2:30
- "Gonna Never Have to Die" – 2:17
- "Window of My World" – 2:58
- "The Closets of Henry" – 2:31
- "Tour Guide at the Winston Churchill Memorial" – 3:02
- "Asia Minor" – 2:23
- "Sons of Apollo" – 4:04
- "Sing for Your Meat" – 4:03
- "Asphyxiated Circle" – 2:50
- "A Second Spurt of Growth" – 2:46
- "(S)Mothering and Coaching" – 3:21
- "Huffman Prairie Flying Field" – 3:14
Personnel
The credits do not give specific instruments played by each individual, but rather list every performer who appeared on the release in any capacity.[1]
GBV
- Robert Pollard - Vocals, composer
- Chris Slusarenko - Performer
- Doug Gillard - Performer
- Kevin March - Performer
- Nate Farley - Performer
Other/production
- Todd Tobias - Production, engineer, mixing, ambience
