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Robert Pollard, "From a Compound Eye"
Onhis latest solo album (the first since the disbanding of Guided ByVoices), Pollard slides through varying styles and approaches, craftinga diverse and captivating release in the process. Merge
The brevity ofmany of the songs ("I'm a Strong Lion" clocks in at only 1:08) and goingquickly from one to another keeps things interesting, but it also makesthe album feel even longer than it is. Despite the diversity of stylesranging from heavy '70s rock ("Field Jacket Blues") to jangly guitars("Boy in Motion") to abrasive ("Kensington Cradle"), the songs fittogether well and share a common layered and heavy feel. The lyricsthroughout are abstract and sparsely beautiful. The album is filledwith a rich density, both in the sheer volume of material and in thedetail of each small gem.
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