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Lord Of The Birdcage

Pollard, Robert

Lord Of The Birdcage

GBV Inc
LP $16.00

06/07/2011 655035081410 

GBVI 14 


CD $13.00

05/31/2011 655035081427 

GBVI 14 CD 


MP3 $9.90

05/31/2011 655035081427 

 


2011 is turning out to be quite a year for Robert Pollard. The hugely successful Guided By Voices reunion tour is doing victory laps at Pitchfork and Sasquatch festivals, a tribute album is coming out for Record Store Day (including Pollard covers by Flaming Lips, Lou Barlow, David Kilgour, James Husband, Blitzen Trapper, Thurston Moore), and, believe it or not, new White House Spokesman Jay Carney declared in a press conference that he’s obsessed with Guided By Voices. January, February and March saw three remarkable albums by Pollard projects (as well as a live Guided By Voices triple-LP) and watch out, here comes another one, with a new twist.  
On Lord of the Birdcage, Pollard reverses his songwriting process, transforming a dozen previously written poems into songs. He’s never written in this fashion before, and his whimsical, surrealist lyrics take center stage.  
Lord of the Birdcage is a subtle record comprised of mostly steady, relaxed tempos—power pop, glam chugs, gorgeous ballads and a notable number of 3/4 waltz-time meters, including the haunting acoustic “In a Circle,” the frenetic rocker “You Sold Me Quickly” and the lush, string-driven “Silence Before Violence.” It’s a cohesive, flowing work, and Pollard’s sublime songs reveal their treasures through repeat listenings.

Tracklist

  1. #1 Smashed Middle Finger

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  2. #2 Aspersion

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  3. #3 Dunce Codex

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  4. #4 Garden Smarm

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  5. #5 You Can't Challenge Forward Progress

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  6. #6 In A Circle

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  7. #7 You Sold Me Quickly

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  8. #8 The Focus (Burning)

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  9. #9 Ribbon Of Fat

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  10. #10 Silence Before Violence

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  11. #11 Holy Fire

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  12. #12 Ash Ript Telecopter

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