Aliens Ate My Buick

by Thomas Dolby

Overview

Thomas Dolby didn't do his career much good by waiting four years between album releases. Pop music trends shifted away from the quirky synth-pop Dolby had pioneered in 1983-1984, and though he employed a heavy funk beat aimed at the discos and even covered a George Clinton song, Dolby seemed less a true dancefloor king than a commentator on the same, especially in such songs as the (non-charting) single "Airhead," "Pulp Culture," and "The Ability to Swing." Dolby's flirtation with film had also added an eclecticism to his style that embraced '40s jazz vocalese ("The Key to Her Ferrari") and European balladeering ("Budapest By Blimp"). As ever, Dolby was a man of many ideas, but on Aliens Ate My Buick they failed to add up to a coherent statement. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	01/31/2025
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262036178

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Thomas Dolby   Primary Artist,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Vocals
The Lost Toy People   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Bill Watrous   Guest Artist
Bruce Woolley   Guest Artist
Ed Asner   Guest Artist
Robin Leach   Guest Artist
Mike Kapitan   Synthesizer,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Bill Bottrell   Producer
Thomas Dolby   Producer,Lyricist,Composer,Arranger
The Lost Toy People   Arranger
Matthew Seligman   Composer
George Clinton   Composer
Grant Morris   Composer