Not in My Airforce

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Not in My Airforce
Robert Pollard - Not in My Airforce.jpg
Studio album by Robert Pollard
Released 1996
Genre Rock and roll, indie rock
Label Matador
Robert Pollard chronology
Not in My Airforce
(1996)
Waved Out
(1998)

Not in My Airforce (1996) is Robert Pollard's first solo album, released simultaneously with Tobin Sprout's Carnival Boy , just as the "classic" Guided by Voices lineup was dissolving. [1]

Robert Pollard American singer

Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. is an American musician and singer-songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. In addition to his work with Guided by Voices, he continues to have a prolific solo career with 22 solo albums released so far.

Tobin Sprout musician

Tobin Sprout is an American artist and musician. He is best known as being the secondary major writer and member of indie rock group Guided by Voices.

<i>Carnival Boy</i> 1996 studio album by Tobin Sprout

Carnival Boy is the debut solo album by Guided by Voices member Tobin Sprout released in 1996.

Contents

In 2007, Pollard launched a new record label, Prom Is Coming Records, which took its name from a track off this album.

Track listing

  1. "Maggie Turns to Flies" – 3:14
  2. "Quicksilver" – 1:06
  3. "Girl Named Captain" – 2:02
  4. "Get Under It" – 2:21
  5. "Release the Sunbird" – 1:53
  6. "John Strange School" – 1:15
  7. "Parakeet Troopers" – 1:34
  8. "One Clear Minute" – 0:48
  9. "Chance to Buy an Island" – 2:27
  10. "I've Owned You for Centuries" – 1:22
  11. "The Ash Gray Proclamation" – 2:32
  12. "Flat Beauty" – 1:50
  13. "King of Arthur Avenue" – 1:37
  14. "Roofer's Union Fight Song" – 1:31
  15. "Psychic Pilot Clocks Out" – 4:02
  16. "Prom Is Coming" – 1:55
  17. "Party" – 0:44
  18. "Did It Play?" – 0:59
  19. "Double Standards Inc." – 1:23
  20. "Punk Rock Gods" – 0:52
  21. "Meet My Team" – 1:04
  22. "Good Luck Sailor" – 0:48

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