Earthquake Glue

Earthquake Glue
Studio album by Guided by Voices
Released	August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)
Recorded	2003
Genre	Rock
Length	45:17
Label	Matador
Producer	Todd Tobias
Guided by Voices chronology
Universal Truths and Cycles (2002) Earthquake Glue (2003) Half Smiles of the Decomposed (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.5/10)[2]
Magnet	[3]
Uncut	[4]
Popmatters	[5]

Earthquake Glue is the 14th record by Dayton, Ohio rock group Guided by Voices. Working titles for the album included "Model Prisoners of the 5 Sense Realm", "Live Like Kings Forever", and "All Sinners Welcome".^[6] The first 25,000 copies were packaged in a numbered limited-edition digipak. Some copies of Earthquake Glue contained a golden ticket; people with a golden ticket were entitled to a free copy of the anthology box set Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere.^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Pollard.

1. "My Kind of Soldier" – 2:36
2. "My Son, My Secretary, My Country" – 1:57
3. "I'll Replace You with Machines" – 2:49
4. "She Goes Off at Night" – 2:03
5. "Beat Your Wings" – 4:47
6. "Useless Inventions" – 2:53
7. "Dirty Water" – 3:27
8. "The Best of Jill Hives" – 2:42
9. "Dead Cloud" – 3:12
10. "Mix Up the Satellites" – 3:23
11. "The Main Street Wizards" – 3:22
12. "A Trophy Mule in Particular" – 2:19
13. "Apology in Advance" – 2:32
14. "Secret Star" – 4:42
15. "Of Mites and Men" – 2:33

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