Isolation Drills

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Isolation Drills
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Studio album by Guided by Voices
Released April 10, 2001
Recorded 2000
Genre Indie rock
Length 47:12
Label TVT
Producer Rob Schnapf
Guided by Voices chronology
Do the Collapse
(1999)Do the Collapse1999
Isolation Drills
(2001)
Universal Truths and Cycles
(2002)Universal Truths and Cycles2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[2]
Pitchfork Media (7/10)[3]

Isolation Drills is the twelfth album by Dayton, Ohio indie rock group Guided by Voices. It was their second and final LP released under TVT Records and their second to feature a major rock producer in Rob Schnapf. The album was also their first to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 168.[4] "Skills Like This" was featured on the ESPN Ultimate X Soundtrack compilation album. "Glad Girls" was nominated for the High Times "Pot Song of the Year" award.[5] The album notably features instrumental contributions from Elliott Smith. "Chasing Heather Crazy" was named the 319th best song of the decade by Pitchfork Media.[6] In 2014, the album was ranked No. 92 on PopMatters' list of the Best Albums of the '00s.[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Pollard.

  1. "Fair Touching" – 3:07
  2. "Skills Like This" – 2:47
  3. "Chasing Heather Crazy" – 2:53
  4. "Frostman" – 0:55
  5. "Twilight Campfighter" – 3:07
  6. "Sister, I Need Wine" – 1:40
  7. "Want One" – 1:48
  8. "The Enemy" – 4:53
  9. "Unspirited" – 2:25
  10. "Glad Girls" – 3:49
  11. "Run Wild" – 3:48
  12. "Pivotal Film" – 3:10
  13. "How's My Drinking" – 2:38
  14. "The Brides Have Hit Glass" – 2:51
  15. "Fine to See You" – 3:16
  16. "Privately" – 4:05

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