Alien Lanes

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Alien Lanes
Studio album by Guided by Voices
Released	March 28, 1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Rock
Length	41:00
Label	Matador
Producer(s)	Mr. Japan at Collider X-L
Professional reviews
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Guided by Voices chronology
Bee Thousand (1994)	Alien Lanes (1995)	Under the Bushes, Under the Stars (1996)

Alien Lanes is a 1995 (see 1995 in music) album by lo-fi pioneers Guided By Voices. It is, along with Bee Thousand, widely considered among the band's best albums.

Pitchfork Media have included Alien Lanes in both of their 'Top 100 Albums of the 90s' polls, at No. 33 and 27 respectively.

[edit] Track listing

1. "A Salty Salute" (Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout) – 1:29
2. "Evil Speakers" (Pollard) – :58
3. "Watch Me Jumpstart" (Pollard) – 2:24
4. "They're Not Witches" (Greg Demos, Jim Pollard, R. Pollard) – :51
5. "As We Go Up We Go Down" (Pollard) – 1:37
6. "(I Wanna Be a) Dumbcharger" (Pollard) – 1:13
7. "Game of Pricks" (Pollard) – 1:33
8. "The Ugly Vision" (Pollard) – 1:34
9. "A Good Flying Bird" (Sprout) – 1:07
10. "Cigarette Tricks" (Guided by Voices) – :18
11. "Pimple Zoo" (Pollard) – :42
12. "Big Chief Chinese Restaurant" (J. Pollard, R. Pollard) – :56
13. "Closer You Are" (Pollard) – 1:56
14. "Auditorium" (Pollard, Sprout) – 1:02
15. "Motor Away" (Pollard, Sprout) – 2:06
16. "Hit" (Pollard) – :23
17. "My Valuable Hunting Knife" (Pollard) – 2:00
18. "Gold Hick" (Pollard) – :30
19. "King and Caroline" (Pollard, Sprout) – 1:36
20. "Striped White Jets" (Pollard) – 2:15
21. "Ex-Supermodel" (Pollard, Sprout) – 1:06
22. "Blimps Go 90" (Pollard) – 1:40
23. "Strawdogs" (Sprout) – 1:17
24. "Chicken Blows" (Pollard) – 2:21
25. "Little Whirl" (Sprout) – 1:46
26. "My Son Cool" (Pollard) – 1:41
27. "Always Crush Me" (Pollard) – 1:44
28. "Alright" (Pollard) – 2:56