Carnival Boy

by Tobin Sprout

Carnival Boy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 September 1996
  • Label: Matador
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 30:28
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Stepping out from his role as Guided by Voices' secondary songwriter, Tobin Sprout delivers a remarkably cohesive solo debut. Recorded mostly on 4-track, 'Carnival Boy' showcases his distinct knack for pristine, Beatlesque melodies cloaked in a charmingly fuzzy, lo-fi aesthetic.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, lo-fi, dreamy, jangly, infectious

Tracklist

  1. The Natural Alarm (2:55)
  2. Cooler Jocks (1:15)
  3. E's Navy Blue (2:44)
  4. The Bone Yard (1:16)
  5. Carnival Boy (2:50)
  6. Martin's Mounted Head (2:17)
  7. Gas Daddy Gas (2:20)
  8. To My Beloved Martha (2:08)
  9. White Flyer (1:42)
  10. I Didn't Know (2:34)
  11. Gallant Men (1:24)
  12. It's Like Soul Man (2:34)
  13. Hermit Stew (2:01)
  14. The Last Man Well Known to Kingpin (2:22)

Credits

  • Tobin Sprout - primary artist, painting, written-by, sounds [all sounds by (except drums, piano and guitar as listed)]
  • Kevin Fennell - drums
  • Pete Jamison - other [other artist contributions]
  • Laura Sprout - typography [title]
  • Robert Pollard - guitar
  • John Shough - piano

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