Robert Pollard
From A Compound Eye
Merge Records [2006]
Album Review: Someone said Guided By Voices broke up? Well that is true but take a listen to Robert Pollard’s post GBV album From A Compound Eye and you will scratch your head. The catchy wordplay lyrics are back, 8 songs are under 2 minutes and a multitude of stylistic ideas surface and then fade away.
Hello – This sounds like a “mature” Guided By Voices album. With each listen Compound gets better and better. “I’m A Strong Lion” clocks in at 1:08 and just leaves you wanting more. “US Mustard Company” is a great hum a long song reminiscent of “Goldheart Mountaintop” from the classic Bee Thousand.
I would rank this effort his best solo work and just under Isolation Drills from GBV. For a man that records thousands of songs (just in one year) this is a great collection of a mind that never stops. Oh yeah, coming in May 06 he will release 3 full length albums in the Fading Captain Series and one 7″ single. He never stops – Long live GBV!
Key Tracks: “Dancing Girls And Dancing Men” / “Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft” / “I’m A Strong Lion”
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– Reviewed by Christopher Anthony
A lifelong fan of new music—spent the '90s working in a record store and producing alternative video shows. In the 2000s, that passion shifted online with blogging, diving headfirst into the indie scene and always on the lookout for the next great release. Still here, still listening, and still sharing the best of what’s new.
- Christopher Anthonyhttps://thefirenote.com/author/canthony/
- Christopher Anthonyhttps://thefirenote.com/author/canthony/
- Christopher Anthonyhttps://thefirenote.com/author/canthony/
- Christopher Anthonyhttps://thefirenote.com/author/canthony/
