Moonflower Plastic Explained

Moonflower Plastic (Welcome to My Wigwam)
Type:	Album
Artist:	Tobin Sprout
Cover:	Moonflower Plastic.jpg
Released:	August 28, 1997
Recorded:	Cro-Magnon Studios Refraze Recording Studios
Genre:	Indie pop, Indie rock
Label:	Matador
Prev Title:	Carnival Boy
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Let's Welcome the Circus People
Next Year:	1999

Moonflower Plastic (Welcome to My Wigwam) is the second studio album by the rock artist Tobin Sprout, member of the band Guided by Voices. It was released in 1997 on Matador.^[1] Fellow GBV bandmate Kevin Fennell helped with the drumming on this release.

Reception

It is considered his best album on AllMusic ("album pick") and earned a very positive 4.5/5 stars from the review of Stephen Thomas Erlewine.

Track listing

1. "Get Out of My Throat" – 4:01
2. "Moonflower Plastic (You're Here)" – 2:18
3. "Paper Cut" – 3:00
4. "Beast of Souls" – 3:27
5. "A Little Odd" – 0:40
6. "Angels Hang Their Socks on the Moon" – 4:35
7. "All Used Up" – 2:00
8. "Since I:::" – 3:08
9. "Back Chorus" – 0:37
10. "Curious Things" – 2:42
11. "Exit Planes" – 3:21
12. "Little Bit of Dread" – 2:13
13. "Hit Junky Dives" – 4:16
14. "Water on the Boater's Back" – 2:02

Personnel

• Tobin Sprout – Vocals, bass, composer, drums, guitar, keyboards, organ, piano^[2]

Other/Production

• Kevin Fennell – Drums
• John Peterson – Drums
• Joe Buben – Drums
• Billy Mason – Drums
• Gary King – Engineer, mixing
• John Shough – Engineer, mixing

Notes and References

1. Tobin Sprout at Discogs
2. Web site: Tobin Sprout – Moonflower Plastic (credits section). AllMusic.