Tobin Sprout

Despite his own solo successes, Tobin Sprout will probably always be known as the onetime four-track wizard and songwriting sidekick to Robert Pollard in Ohio's lo-fi pop kings Guided by Voices. Though less prolific than his boss, fans of the group were quick to take note of Sprout's irresistible songcraft. Relegated to a handful of appearances on each release, the singer/guitarist penned GBV favorites like "Awful Bliss," "Atom Eyes," and "It's Like Soul Man." Sprout left the GBV camp in 1997, pursuing the solo career he launched a year earlier with Carnival Boy. Born in 195...