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Thomas Dolby Aliens Ate My Buick Release Date: 1988 04 zz Running Time: 44:52 Label: EMI Music Distribution 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, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Key to Her Ferrari 4:39 2 Airhead Dolby 5:07 3 Hot Sauce Clinton 5:03 4 Pulp Culture Dolby 5:35 5 My Brain Is Like a Sieve Dolby 4:52 6 Ability to Swing Seligman, Dolby 4:30 7 Budapest by Blimp Dolby 8:40 8 May the Cube Be With You Dolby 6:49 Releases: Year Type Label 1997 CD EMI Music Distribution 1988 CD EMI-Manhattan 1988 CS EMI-Manhattan

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