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Under the Bushes Under the Stars
Rock · 1996 · 33 tracks

Under the Bushes Under the Stars

Guided by Voices

A sprawling 24-track studio experiment that keeps its basement soul. Jagged guitar riffs and surrealist poetry meet some of the band's most enduring pop melodies.

March 26, 1996 · Matador

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A restless, surrealist journey through midwestern shadows and bright pop hooks.

Tracklist · 33 Tracks
01
Man Called Aerodynamics
2:01
02
Rhine Jive Click
1:34
03
Cut-Out Witch
3:05
04
Burning Flag Birthday Suit
2:22
05
The Official Ironmen Rally Song
2:48
06
To Remake the Young Flyer
1:43
07
No Sky
2:04
08
Bright Paper Werewolves
1:14
09
Lord of Overstock
2:34
10
Your Name Is Wild
2:02
11
Ghosts of a Different Dream
2:30
12
Acorns & Orioles
2:13
13
Look at Them
2:27
14
The Perfect Life
1:00
15
Underwater Explosions
2:03
16
Atom Eyes
1:43
17
Don’t Stop Now
2:39
18
Office of Hearts
2:07
19
Big Boring Wedding
3:43
20
It’s Like Soul Man
2:10
21
Drag Days
2:51
22
Sheetkickers
3:18
23
Redmen and Their Wives
3:56
24
Take to the Sky
1:50
25
My Valuable Hunting Knife (7" version)
26
Game of Pricks (7" version)
27
Mice Feel Nice (In My Room)
28
Not Good for the Mechanism
29
Kiss Only the Important Ones
30
Dodging Invisible Rays
31
Delayed Reaction Brats
32
He's the Uncle
33
The Key Losers
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden, jarring transition from the jagged riff of Cut-Out Witch into its soaring, melodic coda.
The way the strings on Acorns & Orioles provide a fragile, chamber-pop elegance amidst the surrounding grit.
The explosive, anthemic release of the chorus in The Official Ironmen Rally Song that feels like a stadium hit recorded in a garage.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

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