Half Smiles of the Decomposed
Studio album by
Guided by Voices
ReleasedAugust 24, 2004
RecordedDecember 2003
GenreIndie rock
Length42:23
LabelMatador
ProducerTodd Tobias and Guided By Voices
Guided by Voices chronology
Earthquake Glue
(2003) 		Half Smiles of the Decomposed
(2004) 		Let's Go Eat the Factory
(2012)
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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.

  1. "Everybody Thinks I'm a Raincloud (When I'm Not Looking)" – 3:20
  2. "Sleep Over Jack" – 3:04
  3. "Girls of Wild Strawberries" – 2:30
  4. "Gonna Never Have to Die" – 2:17
  5. "Window of My World" – 2:58
  6. "The Closets of Henry" – 2:31
  7. "Tour Guide at the Winston Churchill Memorial" – 3:02
  8. "Asia Minor" – 2:23
  9. "Sons of Apollo" – 4:04
  10. "Sing for Your Meat" – 4:03
  11. "Asphyxiated Circle" – 2:50
  12. "A Second Spurt of Growth" – 2:46
  13. "(S)Mothering and Coaching" – 3:21
  14. "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

Other/production

References

  1. ^ "Guided By Voices – Half Smiles Of The Decomposed (credits section)". Discogs. 24 August 2004.
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