Isolation Drills

Isolation Drills
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) Isolation Drills (2001) Universal Truths and Cycles (2002)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Pitchfork Media	7.0/10[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Spin	7/10[6]

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.^[7] "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.^[8] The album notably features instrumental contributions from Elliott Smith. "Chasing Heather Crazy" was named the 319th best song of the decade by Pitchfork Media.^[9] In 2014, the album was ranked No. 92 on PopMatters' list of the Best Albums of the '00s.^[10]

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

References

1. "Reviews for Isolation Drills by Guided by Voices". Metacritic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
2. Deming, Mark. "Isolation Drills – Guided by Voices". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
3. Bronson, Kevin (April 29, 2001). "Guided By Voices, 'Isolation Drills,' TVT". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
4. LeMay, Matt (March 31, 2001). "Guided By Voices: Isolation Drills". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
5. Kot, Greg (March 5, 2001). "Isolation Drills : Guided By Voices". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 13, 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
6. LePage, Matt (June 2001). "Guided by Voices: Isolation Drills". Spin 17 (6): 152–53. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
7. "Artist Chart History - Guided by Voices". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
8. "Guided By Voices with the Bloodthirsty Lovers". IndyWeekly.com. 2002-04-10. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
9. "Pitchfork: Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500-201". Pitchfork.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
10. http://www.popmatters.com/feature/186439-the-100-best-albums-of-the-00s-100-81/P1/