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Merge Records release info:
From A Compound Eye, due out on January 24th, 2006 on
Merge Records will be Robert Pollard's first solo
album since dissolving Guided By Voices in 2004. When
things came to an end for GBV, Pollard promised that
this would not mean the end of his songwriting and
recording career. It actually provided a fresh start.
In leaving his band behind, Pollard was able to free
himself from the expectations of "the next Guided By
Voices record", allowing him to record when he wanted
and what he wanted, with whomever he wanted.
With From A Compound Eye's 26 songs clocking in at
over 70 minutes, Pollard has finally made good on his
threats of releasing a double album. And the wealth of
new material is astounding. Highlights include some
of the best of the Pollard / GBV canon ("Dancing Girls
and Dancing Men", "I'm a Widow" and "Love Is Stronger
Than Witchcraft"), as well as other nuggets that find
Pollard tweaking his style and experimenting with new
sounds. "A Flowering Orphan" has an elegant, if
somewhat skewed, chamber pop feel, while "U.S. Mustard
Company" and "I'm a Strong Lion" are buoyant and
shimmering pop tunes. "Kensington Cradle" features a
noisy sound collage that works perfectly, while
"Conqueror of the Moon" is epic and daunting in its
prog-rock grandeur. And that's just scratching the
surface of the bredth and depth of the songwriting
here. From A Compound Eye proves once again Robert
Pollard's gift as a songwriter of remarkable talent
and amazing vision.
From A Compound Eye will be released on Must Destroy
Music in the UK/Europe.
Look for Robert Pollard on tour in support of From A
Compound Eye in early 2006.
Original Album info:
Pollard has already recorded a monumental solo album "From A Compound Eye", the double LP is tentatively to be released in Fall 2005. Pollard says the 26-song, 70 minute epic includes all 4 Ps - pop, punk, prog & psychedelic.
The album is tentatively timed to coincide with the release of an authorized GBV book; Hunting Accidents: A Brief History Of Guided By Voices (written by James Greer, former GBV bassist/former Spin magazine senior editor). Published by Grove/Atlantic.
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Waterloo Sound - Kent, OH
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Waterloo Sound - Kent, OH
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