Vampire on Titus is the sixth album

Album

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 by indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 group Guided by Voices

Guided by Voices

Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band originating from Dayton, Ohio. Beginning with the band's formation in 1983, it made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard...

, from Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...

, United States

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.

The image on the cover is from The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary is a legendary zoophyte of central Asia, believed to grow sheep as its fruit. The sheep were connected to the plant by an umbilical cord and grazed the land around the plant...

by Henry Lee, 1887.

Overview

Vampire on Titus was recorded after a short-lived dissolution of the band (after 1992's "farewell" album Propeller

Propeller (album)

Propeller is the fifth album by Dayton, Ohio indie rock group Guided by Voices, considered by many to be one of their greatest works.-Description:...

) but prior to the full-time regrouping that occurred with the assemblage of the Bee Thousand

Bee Thousand

Bee Thousand is the seventh album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices released on June 21, 1994. The album was recorded on consumer-quality audio recorders rather than in a studio, and many of the songs included were less than two minutes long...

album and the band's return to live performance. The album was recorded with a skeletal line-up consisting of Robert Pollard

Robert Pollard

Robert Pollard is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices, who disbanded in 2004, only to reform in 2010...

 (drums, guitar and vocals), Jim Pollard (guitar, noise), and Tobin Sprout

Tobin Sprout

Tobin Sprout is an American artist and musician, best known for his contributions as a member of indie rock group Guided by Voices.-History:A self taught musician. From an early age he played with and was a major collaborator to the Dayton, OH band Guided By Voices...

 (bass, guitar, and vocals). Pollard lived on Titus Ave. in Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...

. The album is often acknowledged as being the most abrasively lo-fi in the entire Guided by Voices catalog while still often being regarded as one of the band's finest recordings.

Side A

1. ""Wished I Was a Giant"" – 2:43
2. "#2 in the Model Home Series" (R. Pollard, Tobin Sprout
   Tobin Sprout
   Tobin Sprout is an American artist and musician, best known for his contributions as a member of indie rock group Guided by Voices.-History:A self taught musician. From an early age he played with and was a major collaborator to the Dayton, OH band Guided By Voices...
   
   ) – 1:45
3. "Expecting Brainchild" (Jim Pollard, R. Pollard) – 2:30
4. "Superior Sector Janitor X" (J. Pollard, R. Pollard, Sprout) – 0:37
5. "Donkey School" (Sprout) – 1:03
6. "Dusted" – 2:08
7. "Marchers in Orange" (J. Pollard, R. Pollard) – 1:24
8. "Sot" (Sprout, R. Pollard) – 2:35
9. "World of Fun" – 0:55

Side B

10. "Jar of Cardinals" – 1:22
11. "Unstable Journey" – 2:15
12. "E-5" (J. Pollard, R. Pollard, Sprout) – 1:29
13. "Cool Off Kid Kilowatt" (J. Pollard, R. Pollard, Sprout) – 0:56
14. "Gleemer (The Deeds of Fertile Jim)" (Sprout) – 2:24
15. "Wondering Boy Poet" (R. Pollard, Sprout) – 0:59
16. "What About It?" – 1:37
17. "Perhaps Now the Vultures" – 2:23
18. "Non-Absorbing" – 1:37