''Let's Welcome the Circus People'' is an album by the
Guided by Voices
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member
Tobin Sprout
Tobin Sprout (born April 28, 1955) is an American visual artist, musician, songwriter, and children's author. He is best known as a former member of the indie rock band Guided by Voices. He served as a secondary major songwriter and guitarist of ...
, released in 1999.
Production
Jim Eno
Jim Eno (born February 8, 1966) is an American drummer and one of the founding members of the Austin, Texas band Spoon. He is also a record producer and a semiconductor chip designer.
Overview
Eno was born in Rhode Island. He studied electrical ...
plays drums on three of the album's songs.
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Critical reception
''Newsday
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'' wrote that the album "falls under the sway of a Beatles-meets-Pavement pop resonance."
Track listing
# "Smokey Joe's Perfect Hair" – 3.40
# "Digging Up Wooden Teeth" – 3.57
# "Mayhem Stone" – 2.23
# "And So On" – 2.03
# "Making A Garden" – 2.49
# "Vertical Insect (The Lights Are On)" – 2.22
# "Maid To Order" – 3.56
# "Liquor Bag" – 2.47
# "Who's Adolescence" – 2.08
# "Lucifer's Flaming Hour" – 3.25
# "100% Delay" – 2.29
# "And Then The Crowd Showed Up" – 3.05
References
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1999 albums
Tobin Sprout albums