Class Clown Spots a UFO

Class Clown Spots a UFO is the 17th album by Dayton, Ohio rock group Guided by Voices.[6] The album is the second released since the reunion of the band's classic lineup earlier in the same year and it debuted at #12 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers albums chart.[7]

Class Clown Spots a UFO
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 11, 2012
Recorded2012
GenreIndie rock
Length39:54
Label
  • Guided by Voices Inc. (US)
  • Fire (UK)
ProducerGuided by Voices
Guided by Voices chronology
Let's Go Eat the Factory
(2012)
Class Clown Spots a UFO
(2012)
The Bears for Lunch
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HEAVEmedia[1]
The A.V. ClubB+[2]
Spectrum Culture[3]
Pitchfork(7.0/10)[4]
AllMusic[5]
Consequence of SoundC+

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Robert Pollard, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."He Rises! Our Union Bellboy"3:02
2."Blue Babbleships Bay"1:18
3."Forever Until It Breaks" (Tobin Sprout)3:16
4."Class Clown Spots a Ufo"3:17
5."Chain to the Moon" (Greg Demos, Pollard)1:00
6."Hang Up and Try Again"2:16
7."Keep It in Motion"2:07
8."Tyson's High School" (Mitch Mitchell, Pollard)2:36
9."They and Them" (Sprout)1:10
10."Fighter Pilot" (Sprout)1:00
11."Roll of the Dice, Kick in the Head"0:47
12."Billy Wire"2:04
13."Worm with 7 Broken Hearts"0:50
14."Starfire" (Sprout)1:27
15."Jon the Croc"2:33
16."Fly Baby" (Demos, Pollard)1:43
17."All of This Will Go" (Sprout)1:46
18."The Opposite Continues"1:37
19."Be Impeccable"2:57
20."Lost in Spaces" (Sprout)0:51
21."No Transmission"2:19
Total length:39:54

References

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  1. ^ Cory Clifford (June 12, 2012). "Guided By Voices' Class Clown Spots A UFO : 8/10". album review. HEAVEmedia.
  2. ^ Steven Hyden (June 12, 2012). "Guided By Voices' Class Clown Spots A UFO : B+". album review. The A.V. Club.
  3. ^ David Mansdorf (June 10, 2012). "Guided By Voices' Class Clown Spots A UFO : 4.25/5". album review. Spectrum Culture. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Paul Thompson (June 27, 2012). "Guided By Voices: Class Clown Spots a UFO". Pitchfork Media.
  5. ^ "Class Clown Spots a UFO - Guided by Voices | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Guided By Voices - "Class Clown Spots A UFO"". Fire Records. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  7. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/guided-by-voices/chart-history/