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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|4|28|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|4|28|mf=y}}
| origin = [[Dayton, Ohio]]
| origin = [[Dayton, Ohio]]
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[Pop music|Pop]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[indie pop]]}}
| label = [[Matador Records]]<br />[[Merge Records]] <br/>[[Burger Records]]<br/>Moonflower Records <br>Fading Captain Series/Luna
| label = {{flatlist|
*[[Matador Records|Matador]]
*[[Merge Records|Merge]]
*[[Fire Records|Fire]]
*Moonflower Records
*Fading Captain Series/Luna
}}
| associated_acts = [[Guided by Voices]], [[Airport 5]], fig. 4, Eyesinweasel, Bevil Web,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/tobin-sprout |title=Tobin Sprout Albums: songs, discography, biography, and listening guide |website=Rateyourmusic.com |date=1955-04-28 |accessdate=2020-03-07}}</ref> [[Elf Power]]<ref>{{cite web|last=McCoy |first=Chris |url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/MusicBlog/archives/2017/05/19/tobin-sprout-and-elf-power-down-by-the-river |title=Tobin Sprout and Elf Power Down By The River &#124; Music Blog |website=Memphisflyer.com |date=2017-05-19 |accessdate=2020-03-07}}</ref>
| past_member_of = {{flatlist|
| occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[guitarist]]
*[[Guided by Voices]]
*fig.4
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*Eyesinweasel
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*[[Airport 5]]
}}
| website = {{URL|tobinsprout.net}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
*Musician
*songwriter
*visual artist
*children's author
}}
| instrument = {{flatlist|
*Guitar
*vocals
}}
| years_active = 1987–present
| years_active = 1987–present
}}
}}


'''Tobin Sprout''' (born April 28, 1955) is an American artist and musician. He is best known as being the secondary major writer and member of [[indie rock]] group [[Guided by Voices]].
'''Tobin Sprout''' (born April 28, 1955) is an American visual artist, musician, songwriter, and children's author. He is best known as a former member of the indie rock band [[Guided by Voices]]. He served as a secondary major songwriter and guitarist of the group from 1987 to 1997 and again from 2010 to 2014.


He also was a founding member of the band fig.4 who enjoyed the Dayton "New Wave" scene in the mid 80s playing at bars such as The 1001 Club.
He was also a founding member of the band fig.4, who participated in the Dayton [[New wave music|new wave]] scene in the mid 80s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Apicella-Hitchcock |first=Stephan |url=https://www.gonetrending.com/2020/05/01/guided-by-voices-alien-lanes-oral-history-25th-anniversary/ |title=A Salty Salute: The Oral History Of Guided By Voices' '90s Indie Classic 'Alien Lanes' |date=May 1, 2020 |website=GoneTreanding.com |access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref>


==Music career==
==Life and career==
=== Early life ===
⚫
A self-taught musician, Sprout played with and was a major collaborator to the Dayton band Guided By Voices. Employing a [[Multitrack recording|four-track recorder]] and a home studio he contributed to the unique [[lo-fi]] sound of Guided by Voices and he was a member of the band from 1987 through 1997, and again from 2010 to 2014. The band frequently recorded in Sprout's home studio,<ref name="am_ts">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p162439/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Tobin Sprout > Biography )))|last=Bush|first=Nathan|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> and as a member of the band he contributed as a co-writer, multi-instrumentalist and studio engineer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbvdb.com/credits.asp?personid=13 |title=Guided By Voices Database |publisher=GBVDB |date= |accessdate=2011-10-22}}</ref> Guided by Voices songs written by Sprout include "It's Like Soul Man," "Awful Bliss," and "Atom Eyes". Between the 1997 split and the 2010 reunion, he appeared on three more Guided by Voices recordings, contributing piano to the ''[[Isolation Drills]]'' song "How's My Drinking?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbvdb.com/track.asp?track=How%27s+My+Drinking%3F&version=&live=False |title=Guided By Voices Database |publisher=GBVDB |date= |accessdate=2011-10-22}}</ref> and guitar to the ''[[Half Smiles of the Decomposed]]'' tracks "Girls of Wild Strawberries"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbvdb.com/track.asp?trackid=23438 |title=Guided By Voices Database |publisher=GBVDB |date= |accessdate=2011-10-22}}</ref> and "Huffman Prairie Flying Field"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbvdb.com/track.asp?track=Huffman+Prairie+Flying+Field&version=&live=False |title=Guided By Voices Database |publisher=GBVDB |date= |accessdate=2011-10-22}}</ref> the latter of which was the final track on the album.
Sprout was born in [[Dayton, Ohio]] and graduated from [[Centerville High School (Centerville, Ohio)|Centerville High School]] in 1974.<ref name="DDN">{{cite news |last=Dempsey |first=Laura |date=August 31, 1997 |title=Nicely Done – Dayton Musician And Painter Tobin Sprout Is A Kind Soul With A Mean Amount Of Talent |page=1C |newspaper=[[Dayton Daily News]]}}</ref> After graduating from high school, Sprout studied graphic design and illustration at [[Ohio University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=bio |url=http://www.tobinsprout.net/album1_042.htm |access-date=November 28, 2017 |website=tobinsprout.net}}</ref>


=== Guided by Voices: 1987–1997 ===
⚫
Although a visual artist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tobinsprout.net/tobinsprout_072.htm |title=artist |publisher=Tobinsprout.net |date= |accessdate=2011-10-22}}</ref> by trade, he has continued to write his own music, releasing ''[[Carnival Boy]]'' in 1996, ''[[Moonflower Plastic]]'' in 1997 and ''[[Let's Welcome the Circus People]]'' in 1999. He wrote songs for a project called Eyesinweasel which were collected on 2000s ''Wrinkled Thoughts''. His ''Demos and Outtakes'' collection was released in the following year. In 2001, Sprout rejoined with [[Robert Pollard]] (of Guided by Voices) to form [[Airport 5]], independently releasing numerous singles and 2 full-length albums, ''Tower in the Fountain of Sparks'' and in 2002, ''Life Starts Here''. He has continued writing and composing independently, from his home in [[Leland, Michigan]], recording and releasing his fourth solo effort ''[[Lost Planets & Phantom Voices]]''.
⚫
A self-taught musician, Sprout played with and was a major collaborator of the Dayton band Guided By Voices. Employing a [[Multitrack recording|four-track recorder]] and a home studio he contributed to the [[lo-fi]] sound of Guided by Voices, and he was a member of the band from 1987 through 1997, and again from 2010 to 2014. The band frequently recorded in Sprout's home studio,<ref name="am_ts">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p162439/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Tobin Sprout > Biography )))|last=Bush|first=Nathan|access-date=January 24, 2009}}</ref> and as a member of the band he contributed as a co-writer, multi-instrumentalist and studio engineer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbvdb.com/credits.asp?personid=13 |title=Guided By Voices Database |publisher=GBVDB |access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref> Guided by Voices songs written by Sprout include "It's Like Soul Man," "Awful Bliss," and "Atom Eyes". Between the 1997 split and the 2010 reunion, he appeared on three more Guided by Voices recordings, contributing piano to the ''[[Isolation Drills]]'' song "How's My Drinking?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbvdb.com/track.asp?track=How%27s+My+Drinking%3F&version=&live=False |title=Guided By Voices Database |publisher=GBVDB |access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref> and guitar to the ''[[Half Smiles of the Decomposed]]'' tracks "Girls of Wild Strawberries"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbvdb.com/track.asp?trackid=23438 |title=Guided By Voices Database |publisher=GBVDB |access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref> and "Huffman Prairie Flying Field".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbvdb.com/track.asp?track=Huffman+Prairie+Flying+Field&version=&live=False |title=Guided By Voices Database |publisher=GBVDB |access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref>


=== Solo projects ===
In 2009, Sprout released his first children's book, ''Elliott'', published by Mackinac Island Press.<ref>[http://www.mackinacislandpress.com] {{dead link|date=March 2020}}</ref>
⚫
Although a visual artist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tobinsprout.net/tobinsprout_072.htm |title=artist |publisher=Tobinsprout.net |access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref> by trade, he has continued to write his own music, releasing ''[[Carnival Boy]]'' in 1996, ''[[Moonflower Plastic]]'' in 1997 and ''[[Let's Welcome the Circus People]]'' in 1999. He wrote songs for a project called Eyesinweasel which were collected on 2000s ''Wrinkled Thoughts''. His ''Demos and Outtakes'' collection was released in the following year. In 2001, Sprout rejoined with [[Robert Pollard]] (of Guided by Voices) to form [[Airport 5]], independently releasing numerous singles and 2 full-length albums, ''Tower in the Fountain of Sparks'' and in 2002, ''Life Starts Here''. He has continued writing and composing independently, from his home in [[Leland, Michigan]], recording and releasing his fourth solo effort ''[[Lost Planets & Phantom Voices]]''.


In 2009, Sprout released his first children's book, ''Elliott'', published by [[Mackinac Island Press]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mackinacislandpress.com/ |title=Archived copy |website=mackinacislandpress.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040711021844/http://mackinacislandpress.com/ |archive-date=11 July 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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In 2010, Sprout released his fifth solo effort, ''[[The Bluebirds Of Happiness Tried To Land On My Shoulder]]'', on his personal record label Moonflower Records.


⚫
In 2010, Sprout released his fifth solo effort, '''''The Bluebirds Of Happiness Tried To Land on My Shoulder''''', on his personal record label Moonflower Records.
⚫
In July 2010, Robert Pollard announced that the "Classic Lineup" of Guided By Voices would reunite for a U.S. tour, with a lineup featuring Pollard, Sprout, [[Mitch Mitchell (Guided by Voices)|Mitch Mitchell]], [[Kevin Fennell]], and [[Greg Demos]]. The tour culminated with a performance in at [[Irving Plaza]] in New York City on [[New Year's Eve]], 2010.<ref name="NYE NYC">{{cite web|last=Grow|first=Kory|title=Guided By Voices|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-12-22/voice-choices/guided-by-voices/|work=Village Voice|accessdate=30 December 2013|date=22 December 2010}}</ref> They went on to release six new studio albums before splitting up again in 2014.


⚫
In July 2010, Robert Pollard announced that the "Classic Lineup" of Guided By Voices would reunite for a U.S. tour, with a lineup featuring Pollard, Sprout, [[Mitch Mitchell (Guided by Voices)|Mitch Mitchell]], [[Kevin Fennell]], and [[Greg Demos]]. The tour culminated with a performance in at [[Irving Plaza]] in New York City on New Year's Eve, 2010.<ref name="NYE NYC">{{cite web|last=Grow|first=Kory|title=Guided By Voices|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-12-22/voice-choices/guided-by-voices/|work=Village Voice|access-date=December 30, 2013|date=December 22, 2010}}</ref> They went on to release six new studio albums before splitting up again in 2014.
⚫
In 2017, Sprout released his sixth solo effort, ''[[The Universe & Me]]'' changing from his personal label to the independent label [[Burger Records]] from Fullerton, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Tobin-Sprout-The-Universe-And-Me/master/1122138|title=Tobin Sprout - The Universe And Me|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-10-07}}</ref>

⚫
In 2017, Sprout released his sixth solo effort, ''[[The Universe & Me]]'', changing from his personal label to the independent label [[Burger Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Tobin-Sprout-The-Universe-And-Me/master/1122138|title=Tobin Sprout – The Universe And Me|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>

In 2020, Sprout announced the release of his seventh solo release titled ''Empty Horses'', which was released in June with [[Fire Records]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tobin-sprout-the-man-i-used-to-know-960367/|title=Song You Need to Know: Tobin Sprout, 'The Man I Used to Know'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firerecords.com/tobin-sprout/|title=Tobin Sprout|website=Fire Records|date=July 2, 2020 }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Sprout was born in [[Dayton, Ohio]] and graduated from [[Centerville High School]] in 1974.<ref name="DDN">{{cite news|title=Nicely Done - Dayton Musician And Painter Tobin Sprout Is A Kind Soul With A Mean Amount Of Talent|last=Dempsey|first=Laura|date=1997-08-31|newspaper=[[Dayton Daily News]]|page=1C}}</ref> After graduating from high school, Sprout studied graphic design and illustration at [[Ohio University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tobinsprout.net/album1_042.htm|title=bio|website=tobinsprout.net|access-date=2017-11-28}}</ref> American actor [[Tim Allen]] has stated he is a collector and admirer of Sprout's artwork and illustrations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tim-allen-discusses-his-collection-of-paintings-by-guided-by-voices-tobin-sprout-in-lengthy-interview/|title=Tim Allen Discusses His Collection of Paintings by Guided By Voices’ Tobin Sprout in Lengthy Interview|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ofctimallen/status/1009560377766449152|title=I love art and Tobin's work is some of my favorite. @realTobinSprout #TobinSprout #photorealism #expressionism #art|last=Allen|first=Tim|date=20 June 2018|website=Twitter}}</ref>
American actor [[Tim Allen]] has stated he is a collector and admirer of Sprout's artwork and illustrations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tim-allen-discusses-his-collection-of-paintings-by-guided-by-voices-tobin-sprout-in-lengthy-interview/|title=Tim Allen Discusses His Collection of Paintings by Guided By Voices' Tobin Sprout in Lengthy Interview|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=July 11, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ofctimallen/status/1009560377766449152|title=I love art and Tobin's work is some of my favorite. @realTobinSprout #TobinSprout #photorealism #expressionism #art|last=Allen|first=Tim|date=June 20, 2018|website=Twitter}}</ref>


==Partial discography==
==Discography==
===Singles and EPs===
=== Solo albums ===
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*''[[Carnival Boy]]'' (1996)
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*''Popstram'' (1 Toaster, 2 Sadder Than You, 3 Bottle Of The Ghost Of Time - 7") - Recordhead (1995)
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*''[[Moonflower Plastic]]'' (1997)
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*''Wax Nails'' (1 Get Your Calcium, 2 Cereal Killer, 3 Seed, 4 The Crawling Backward Man, 5 In Good Hands, 6 How's Your House? (Demo) - CD, EP) - Recordhead (1998)
⚫
*''[[Let's Welcome the Circus People]] –'' (2000)
⚫
*"Let Go Of My Beautiful Balloon" (A Let Go Of My Beautiful Balloon, B Shirley The Rainbow - 7", Single) - Wigwam Records (2001)
⚫
*''[[Lost Planets & Phantom Voices]] –'' (2003)
⚫
*''Untitled'' - Split with The Minders (1 Can I Have This?, 2 Lust - 7") - Sprite Recordings (2002)
*''[[Live At The Horseshoe Tavern]]'' (2004)
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*''Sentimental Stations'' (1 Secret Service, 2 Branding Dennis, 3 I Think You Would, 4 Inside The Blockhouse, 5 Are You Happening?, 6 Doctor #8 [Piano Version], 7 Sentimental Stations - CD, EP) - Recordhead (2002)
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*''[[The Bluebirds of Happiness Tried to Land on My Shoulder]] –'' (2010)
⚫
*''[[The Universe & Me]] –'' (2017)
*''Empty Horses –'' (2020)


===Solo studio albums===
==== Singles ====
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*''Popstram'' (1 Toaster, 2 Sadder Than You, 3 Bottle of the Ghost Of Time – 7") – Recordhead (1995)
Tobin Sprout:
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*"Let Go Of My Beautiful Balloon" (A Let Go of My Beautiful Balloon, B Shirley The Rainbow – 7", Single) – Wigwam Records (2001)
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*''1996 - [[Carnival Boy]]''
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*1997 ''- [[Moonflower Plastic]]''
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*1999 ''- [[Let's Welcome the Circus People]]''
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*2003 ''- [[Lost Planets & Phantom Voices]]''
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*2010 - ''[[The Bluebirds Of Happiness Tried To Land On My Shoulder]]''
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*''2017 - [[The Universe & Me]]''


===Other albums===
==== EPs ====
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*''Wax Nails'' (1 Get Your Calcium, 2 Cereal Killer, 3 Seed, 4 The Crawling Backward Man, 5 In Good Hands, 6 How's Your House? (Demo) – CD, EP) – Recordhead (1998)
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As Eyesinweasel:
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*''Untitled'' – Split with The Minders (1 Can I Have This?, 2 Lust – 7") – Sprite Recordings (2002)
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*''1999 - Demos & Outtakes''
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*''Sentimental Stations'' (1 Secret Service, 2 Branding Dennis, 3 I Think You Would, 4 Inside The Blockhouse, 5 Are You Happening?, 6 Doctor No. 8 [Piano Version], 7 Sentimental Stations – CD, EP) – Recordhead (2002)
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*''2000 - Wrinkled Thoughts''
*''2001 - Live In The Middle East'' (recorded live at the Middle East Club, Cambridge, Massachusetts on 10/28/00)


=== With Eyesinweasel ===
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As [[Airport 5]]:
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*''Demos & Outtakes –'' (1999)
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*''2001 - [[Tower in the Fountain of Sparks]]''
⚫
*''Wrinkled Thoughts –'' (2000)
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*''2002 - [[Life Starts Here]]''<ref>''[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tobin+Sprout Tobin Sprout] at [[Discogs]]''</ref>
*''Live In The Middle East'' – (2001)

=== With [[Airport 5]] ===
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*''[[Tower in the Fountain of Sparks]] –'' (2001)
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*''[[Life Starts Here]]''<ref>''[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tobin+Sprout Tobin Sprout] at [[Discogs]]''</ref> – (2002)

== Publications ==
* ''Elliott'' (2009)
* ''Tinky Puts His Little Moon To Bed'' (2013)


==References==
==References==
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Tobin Sprout
Background information
Birth nameTobin Sprout
Born (1955-04-28) April 28, 1955 (age 69)
OriginDayton, Ohio
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • visual artist
  • children's author
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1987–present
Labels
Formerly of
Websitetobinsprout.net

Tobin Sprout (born April 28, 1955) is an American visual artist, musician, songwriter, and children's author. He is best known as a former member of the indie rock band Guided by Voices. He served as a secondary major songwriter and guitarist of the group from 1987 to 1997 and again from 2010 to 2014.

He was also a founding member of the band fig.4, who participated in the Dayton new wave scene in the mid 80s.[1]

Life and career

[edit]

Early life

[edit]

Sprout was born in Dayton, Ohio and graduated from Centerville High School in 1974.[2] After graduating from high school, Sprout studied graphic design and illustration at Ohio University.[3]

Guided by Voices: 1987–1997

[edit]

A self-taught musician, Sprout played with and was a major collaborator of the Dayton band Guided By Voices. Employing a four-track recorder and a home studio he contributed to the lo-fi sound of Guided by Voices, and he was a member of the band from 1987 through 1997, and again from 2010 to 2014. The band frequently recorded in Sprout's home studio,[4] and as a member of the band he contributed as a co-writer, multi-instrumentalist and studio engineer.[5] Guided by Voices songs written by Sprout include "It's Like Soul Man," "Awful Bliss," and "Atom Eyes". Between the 1997 split and the 2010 reunion, he appeared on three more Guided by Voices recordings, contributing piano to the Isolation Drills song "How's My Drinking?"[6] and guitar to the Half Smiles of the Decomposed tracks "Girls of Wild Strawberries"[7] and "Huffman Prairie Flying Field".[8]

Solo projects

[edit]

Although a visual artist[9] by trade, he has continued to write his own music, releasing Carnival Boy in 1996, Moonflower Plastic in 1997 and Let's Welcome the Circus People in 1999. He wrote songs for a project called Eyesinweasel which were collected on 2000s Wrinkled Thoughts. His Demos and Outtakes collection was released in the following year. In 2001, Sprout rejoined with Robert Pollard (of Guided by Voices) to form Airport 5, independently releasing numerous singles and 2 full-length albums, Tower in the Fountain of Sparks and in 2002, Life Starts Here. He has continued writing and composing independently, from his home in Leland, Michigan, recording and releasing his fourth solo effort Lost Planets & Phantom Voices.

In 2009, Sprout released his first children's book, Elliott, published by Mackinac Island Press.[10]

In 2010, Sprout released his fifth solo effort, The Bluebirds Of Happiness Tried To Land on My Shoulder, on his personal record label Moonflower Records.

In July 2010, Robert Pollard announced that the "Classic Lineup" of Guided By Voices would reunite for a U.S. tour, with a lineup featuring Pollard, Sprout, Mitch Mitchell, Kevin Fennell, and Greg Demos. The tour culminated with a performance in at Irving Plaza in New York City on New Year's Eve, 2010.[11] They went on to release six new studio albums before splitting up again in 2014.

In 2017, Sprout released his sixth solo effort, The Universe & Me, changing from his personal label to the independent label Burger Records.[12]

In 2020, Sprout announced the release of his seventh solo release titled Empty Horses, which was released in June with Fire Records.[13][14]

Personal life

[edit]

American actor Tim Allen has stated he is a collector and admirer of Sprout's artwork and illustrations.[15][16]

Partial discography

[edit]

Solo albums

[edit]

Singles

[edit]
  • Popstram (1 Toaster, 2 Sadder Than You, 3 Bottle of the Ghost Of Time – 7") – Recordhead (1995)
  • "Let Go Of My Beautiful Balloon" (A Let Go of My Beautiful Balloon, B Shirley The Rainbow – 7", Single) – Wigwam Records (2001)

EPs

[edit]
  • Wax Nails (1 Get Your Calcium, 2 Cereal Killer, 3 Seed, 4 The Crawling Backward Man, 5 In Good Hands, 6 How's Your House? (Demo) – CD, EP) – Recordhead (1998)
  • Untitled – Split with The Minders (1 Can I Have This?, 2 Lust – 7") – Sprite Recordings (2002)
  • Sentimental Stations (1 Secret Service, 2 Branding Dennis, 3 I Think You Would, 4 Inside The Blockhouse, 5 Are You Happening?, 6 Doctor No. 8 [Piano Version], 7 Sentimental Stations – CD, EP) – Recordhead (2002)

With Eyesinweasel

[edit]
  • Demos & Outtakes – (1999)
  • Wrinkled Thoughts – (2000)
  • Live In The Middle East – (2001)

With Airport 5

[edit]

Publications

[edit]
  • Elliott (2009)
  • Tinky Puts His Little Moon To Bed (2013)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Apicella-Hitchcock, Stephan (May 1, 2020). "A Salty Salute: The Oral History Of Guided By Voices' '90s Indie Classic 'Alien Lanes'". GoneTreanding.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Dempsey, Laura (August 31, 1997). "Nicely Done – Dayton Musician And Painter Tobin Sprout Is A Kind Soul With A Mean Amount Of Talent". Dayton Daily News. p. 1C.
  3. ^ "bio". tobinsprout.net. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Bush, Nathan. "allmusic ((( Tobin Sprout > Biography )))". Retrieved January 24, 2009.
  5. ^ "Guided By Voices Database". GBVDB. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  6. ^ "Guided By Voices Database". GBVDB. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  7. ^ "Guided By Voices Database". GBVDB. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  8. ^ "Guided By Voices Database". GBVDB. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  9. ^ "artist". Tobinsprout.net. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". mackinacislandpress.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Grow, Kory (December 22, 2010). "Guided By Voices". Village Voice. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  12. ^ "Tobin Sprout – The Universe And Me". Discogs. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  13. ^ "Song You Need to Know: Tobin Sprout, 'The Man I Used to Know'". Rolling Stone.
  14. ^ "Tobin Sprout". Fire Records. July 2, 2020.
  15. ^ "Tim Allen Discusses His Collection of Paintings by Guided By Voices' Tobin Sprout in Lengthy Interview". Pitchfork. July 11, 2018.
  16. ^ Allen, Tim (June 20, 2018). "I love art and Tobin's work is some of my favorite. @realTobinSprout #TobinSprout #photorealism #expressionism #art". Twitter.
  17. ^ Tobin Sprout at Discogs
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