ROBERT POLLARD - MOUSEMAN CLOUD

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Still The Scientist
by R.C. Avellanosa 

Mouseman Cloud is Robert Pollard's new album following Guided By Voices' Let's Go Eat The Factory. "Obvious #1", the opening track basically gives you the mood of the whole record. Spontaneous and straightforward, Mouseman Cloud could easily be the record to squeal about. "Picnic Drum' is like a siren call for for a gathering of ice cream eating communities. Catchy and full of wit, "Human Zoo" didn't even have to reach the fiftieth second break to call it a new wave track. Rightfully followed by the drums fed and groovy "Bats Flew Up", will make the clouds smile with amusement. "Mother's Milk and Magnets" reflects the kind of song that twists Robert Pollard is known for. The record got me on the fourth track and stood in line to see "Dr. Time". It's lovely.  It's a one chorus song that lasted only for a minute gloriously. "Lizard Ladder" sounds like a mad chant of marching soldiers off for battle. "Science Magazine" is my favorite. It stood out. "Aspirin Moon" is groovy, the kind of song to play inside a car and motoring away. I would call "Half-Strained" to be half as eerie as it is, playful and freaky. Careers, technical subjects, charming and fumbling words seem to dwell on Robert Pollard's repertoire. His progressing curve seems to spin and go for miles and miles. And so that does it, had to listen to this furthermore,  over and over.

Song Feature: SCIENCE MAGAZINE

Words:
I work for science magazine
astronaut, engineer
and photographer
the mirror shoots
for the distant beginning
is the piece
I shall be working
It is for peace
I shall be working
I chair
the regrettable act
sub committee
when I said
I will kill you
in so many words
I was impossible
I'm pampering
the visible shakes
and I owe you
of peace I shall be writing
it is on peace I am deciding

 

Comments on MOUSEMAN CLOUD

"He takes pains. He edits. He cares deeply about each and every part of each and every song he records. That he seems to do so frequently and effortlessly is not his fault. It’s a unique and unparalleled talent. Mouseman Cloud is the work of a consummate craftsman as well as a crazy genius, and proof that these two traits are not incompatible."

 

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GUIDED BY VOICES - LET'S GO EAT THE FACTORY

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Twenty One Tracks

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BOSTON SPACESHIPS - BROWN SUBMARINE

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Fourteen Tracks

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ROBERT POLLARD - ROBERT POLLARD IS OFF TO BUSINESS

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Ten Tracks

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ROBERT POLLARD - WE ALL GOT OUT OF THE ARMY

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Tracks:
01. Silk Rotor
02. I Can See
03. Post Hydrate Update
04. Your Rate Will Never Go Up
05. On Top of the Vertigo
06. Red Pyramid
07. Talking Dogs
08. Rice Train
09. Wild Girl
10. I'll Take the Cure
11. Cameo of a Smile
12. Poet Bums
13. How Many Stations
14. His Knighthood Photograph
15. Face Down
16. We All Got Out the Army
17. Faster To Babylon

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BOSTON SPACESHIPS - OUR CUBEHOUSE STILL ROCKS

Tracks:
01. Track Star
02. John The Dwarf Wants To Become An Angel
03. I See You Coming
04. Fly Away (Terry Sez)
05. Trick of the Telekinetic Newlyweds
06. Saints Don't Lie
07. The British And The French
08. Unshaven Bird
09. Come On Baby Grace
10. Freedom Rings
11. Stunted
12. Bombadine
13. Airwaves
14. Dunkirk Is Frozen
15. King Green Stamp
16. In the Bathroom (Up ½ the Night)

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Robert Pollard - Lord of the Birdcage

Tracks:
01. Smashed Middle Finger
02. Aspersion
03. Dunce Codex
04. Garden Smarm
05. You Can't Challenge Forward Progress
06. In A Circle

07. You Sold Me Quickly
08. The Focus (Burning)
09. Ribbon Of Fat
10. Silence Before Violence
11. Holy Fire
12. Ash Ript Telecopter

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The fourth 2011 release from Robert Pollard, showcasing songs which were previously written as poems.  Bob "The Pop" does not resist or hesitate to give it.  This release may just be another group of songs sprung out from the birdcage but will very well be the kind that made your day grand with the Lord.

ROBERT POLLARD - SPACE CITY KICKS

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Eighteen Tracks

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GUIDED BY VOICES - SUITCASE 3: UP WE GO NOW

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Suitcase 3 (Disc 9): The Door Is Much Smaller, You See
Tracks:
201. Mr. Inspection Table - Building A Castle
202. Explosion Topic - Tired Of Knocking
203. The Sobbers - Together/Apart
204. Remington Ash - Away With Driver
205. Demon Gods Of Anger - Trash Truck
206. Manners Of Flash - Dropping The Bomb
207. Remington Ash - What's So Safe About You?
208. Limited Transplitter - Troopers In The Town
209. The Stools - Gas
210. C.C. Rip - Watchin' 'Em Diggin' Up The Road
211. Fate 1 Mile - Coastal Town
212. Watts - Escape From Kama Loka
213. Ben Franklin Air Bath - The Annex
214. Major Cockamamie - Green Ivory Cross
215. The Beautiful Orange Lemonade - Janet Wait
216. C.C. Rip - Independent Productions
217. Jubilant Toy Soldiers - Thee White Flower
218. Pilthy May - Juggernaut Vs. Monolith
219. The Perfect Nose Club - Feels Good
220. Video Bearhunt - Candy Machine
221. Dream Reaper - Air And Also A World
222. Gel Clay - Back To The Navy
223. The Governers - Speak Like Men
224. Kelsey Boo Flip - Hi, I'm Kelsey
225. Star Of Hungry - No Trash Allowed

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Suitcase 3 (Disc 10): I Can't Think...Yeah
Tracks: (Continue...)
226. The Flattering Lights - Raphael Muzak
227. Service Of A Bullet - Tear The Ticket In Half
228. Search - I'm An Acting Student
229. The Sums - I'll Come (And When It Does It's Mine)
230. East Dayton Rock Co. - Psychlophobia
231. East Dayton Rock Co. - Take Me Back
232. Bruce Smitty Smith - Sonny The Monster
233. Pilthy May - I Share A Rhythm
234. The Sobbers - Before My Eyes
235. Gavin Speaks - Freedom Rings [Original Version]
236. Hoof - Cochise
237. Tallywackers, The - When's The Last Time
238. Remington Ash - That's Good
239. Pig Lucy - You Gotta Lotta Nerve
240. Mother's Day Haircut - Vagabond Lover
241. Fate 1 Mile - Banners
242. Looker - 100 Colors
243. Autobahn Damen - Old Engine Driver
244. Gel Clay - Joe
245. Cubscout Bowling Pins - Axtual Sectivity
246. The Working Girls - Call Me
247. Demon Gods Of Anger - Believe It
248. Royal Canadien Mustard - Class Clown Spots A UFO
249. Remington Ash - You You You
250. 10 Second Coma - Dibble

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Suitcase 3 (Disc 11): Thou Shall Read The Wheel
Tracks: (Continue...)
251. Bird Shit Mosaic - Night Ears
252. The Sobbers - Amnesia
253. Blaine Hazel - Fly Away (Tommy Sez)
254. Jubilant Toy Soldiers - Peace And Persecution
255. The Constant Rushing Forward - There Are Other Worlds
256. The Uncool Clouds - It's The Song
257. Erotic Zip Codes - One Drop
258. Angel And The Alley Oops - Mainstay
259. John Sough - Sixland
260. Ghetto Tree - How Bridges Fall
261. Basic Switches - A Kind Of Love
262. Naymoan Regas - Bad Whiskey
263. Curtis E. Flush - Naked Believer (I Am)
264. Heartless Microscopes - Out Of The House
265. Equal In Coma - Grow
266. Psyclops - Rough Tracks
267. Gel Clay - Nothing So Hard
268. Bumble Gub - Piss Along You Bird
269. Gene Autrey's Psychic - 300 Birds (Quota)
270. The CD's - Fireking Says No Cheating
271. Hearthrob Johnson Firestone - Poison Shop
272. The Worst Santini - Trader Vic
273. History Of Well Hung Men - Smothered In Hugs [4-Track Version]
274. Aerial Poop Show - Dibble 2
275. Kid Biscuit - Huffman Prairie Flying Field

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Tall Tale Moon (Antiquated) and Other Known Facts - Spontaneous Lo-Fly Field Recordings (Controlled Acoustic Jams 1994 - Between The Recordings Of Bee Thousand And Alien Lanes)

Tracks:
01. Pluto Is Polluted [Acoustic Version]
02. Aquarian Hovercraft
03. Brand New Star
04. Sea-Mint Robots
05. South Rat Observatory
06. The Cinnamon Flavored Skull
07. Porpoise Mitten (Was A Real Good Kitten)
08. Mr. Spoon
09. Hey Mr. Soundman [Acoustic Version]
10. Oh Pie
11. Kotex Moon
12. Bingo Pool Hall Of Blood
13. There Goes The King Again
14. Evil Vandalia/Mojo Crow Zenith
15. Cuddling Bozo's Octopus
16. I Shot A Jezebel
17. After The Quake (Let's Bake A Cake)
18. P Melts Everything
19. My Dad Is A Motorboat
20. Ugly Ba Ba
21. Hairspray Lies
22. Sawhorse With Big Blue Ears
23. Tough Skin River
24. Cruise [Acoustic Version]
25. Alright [Acoustic Version]

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GUIDED BY VOICES - I AM A TREE

Tracks:
01. Do They Teach You The Chase
02. (I'll Name You) The Flame That Cries
03. The Ascended Master's Grogshop

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GUIDED BY VOICES - I AM A SCIENTIST

Tracks:
01. I Am A Scientist
02. Curse Of The Black Ass Buffalo
03. Do The Earth
04. Planet's Own Brand

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GUIDED BY VOICES - HARDCORE UFOS, LIVE AT THE WHEELCHAIR RACES

Tracks:
01. (Intro By Randy Campbell)
02. Little Lines
03. A Salty Salute
04. I Am Produced
05. Why Did You Land?
06. Zap
07. 14 Cheerleader Coldfront
08. Everywhere With Helicopter
09. Quicksilver
10. James Riot
11. Pretty Bombs
12. Far Out Crops
13. My Impression Now
14. Look At Them
15. Melted Pat
16. How Loft I Am
17. King And Caroline/Motor Away
18. Trap Soul Door
19. Cheyenne
20. Make Use
21. Burning Flag Birthday Suit
22. Weed King
23. Town Of Mirrors
24. Over The Neptune/Mesh Gear Fox
25. Dragons Awake
26. Shrine To The Dynamic Years
27. Game Of Pricks
28. Tractor Rape Chain
29. Key Losers
30. Now To War
31. Johnny Appleseed
32. Drinker's Peace

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ROBERT POLLARD - MOSES ON A SNAIL

Tracks:
01. The Weekly Crow
02. A Constant Strangle
03. Arrows And Balloons
04. Lie Like A Dog
05. Ice Cold War
06. Each Is Good in His Own House
07. How I've Been In Trouble
08. It's News
09. It's A Pleasure Being You
10. Big Time Wrestling
11. Teardrop Painballs
12. Moses On A Snail

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