Robert Pollard Is Off to Business

Robert Pollard Is Off to Business
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Studio album by Robert Pollard
Released	2008
Genre	Rock and roll, indie rock
Label	Guided by Voices Inc.
Producer	Todd Tobias
Robert Pollard chronology
Weatherman and Skin Goddess EP (2008)Weatherman and Skin Goddess EP2008 Robert Pollard Is Off to Business (2008) The Crawling Distance (2009)2009

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Robert Pollard Is Off to Business is 10th studio album released by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard on June 2, 2008. This is the first LP release from Robert Pollard's new record label Guided by Voices Inc. All instrumentation on the album was performed by producer Todd Tobias. Many of the songs on the album were over three minutes in length, which is unusual for a Pollard release.

The album has a 73/100 rating on Metacritic [1] which is the highest score the site has given to a Pollard solo release.

Track listing

1. "The Original Heart"
2. "The Blondes"
3. "1 Years Old"
4. "Gratification to Concrete"
5. "No One but I"
6. "Weatherman and Skin Goddess"
7. "Confessions of a Teenage Jerk-Off"
8. "To the Path!"
9. "Western Centipede"
10. "Wealth and Hell-Being"

References

• Pollard Leaves Merge, Starts Label for New Album (Pitchfork 2-18-2008
• robertpollard.net press release on new album