Village Gorilla Head is the debut album by Guns N' Roses and Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson released on July 27, 2004[1] through Sanctuary Records.

[4] Stinson played most of the instruments on the album, with the exception of drums,[3] but featured contributions by Guns N' Roses bandmates Richard Fortus and Dizzy Reed, who contributed guitars and keyboards respectively,[2] along with drummers Gersh, who played with Stinson in Perfect, and Josh Freese, who was also previously a member of Guns N' Roses,[3][4] as well as Josh's brother Jason, who provided saxophone, and Dave Philips,[3] also of Perfect, providing guitar and pedal steel.

Mark Deming, of Allmusic, gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 stating "There's just enough good stuff on Village Gorilla Head to remind listeners of the scruffy kid with the flawless rock instincts they knew as Tommy Stinson, but at the same time there's a bunch of stuff suggesting that maturity and a more serious outlook are taking a toll upon him.

"[1] John D. Luerssen, of Rolling Stone, gave the album 3 stars stating "Stinson's first real solo disc is a stunning achievement" and "No matter that Village took five years to build, these are concise, consistently great songs that suddenly find Stinson in the same league with players like Ryan Adams and Josh Rouse.

"[11] RJ Smith, of Blender, described the album as "full of loud and introspective pop shaped into bittersweet songs that evoke Big Star and Cheap Trick.