Robert Pollard, Normal Happiness - 34m 28s

Tracks & Durations

1. Accidental Texas Who	1:36
2. Whispering Whip	1:15
3. Supernatural Car Lover	2:54
4. Boxing About	2:20
5. Serious Bird Woman (You Turn Me On)	2:25
6. Get a Faceful	2:00
7. Towers and Landslides	2:03
8. I Feel Gone Again	1:13
9. Gasoline Ragtime	1:36
10. Rhoda Rhoda	1:49
11. Give Up the Grape	1:44
12. Pegasus Glue Factory	3:32
13. Top of My Game	2:30
14. Tomorrow Will Not Be Another Day	1:50
15. Join the Eagles	2:58
16. Full Sun (Dig the Slowness)	2:32

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Review

This just in: There can be no greater perpetual tune maker in music--indie rock or otherwise--than Robert Pollard. His second full-length solo record in 2006 is bursting with the obscure lyrics, eccentric song titles, and massive hooks that kept his now-defunct band Guided by Voices erect. While the fragmentary production elements are missing, the "hi-fi" conclusion is 16 tidy songs that swing between good-natured ("Rhoda Rhoda"), somber ("Give Up the Grape"), exposed ("I Feel Gone Again"), and categorically bizarre ("Pegasus Glue Factory"). Pollard recalls the works of legendary lovers Hank Williams and Robert Johnson in "Serious Bird Woman (You Turn Me On)" and initiates his initial swamp-rock raid in "Supernatural Car Lover," in which he references God, poverty, and jump shots in questioning man's contentment. Despite his eternal teenage outlook (and beer-chugging existence), Pollard is shrewd enough to follow his own Rock Star 101 handbook. And that means writing songs at all times of the day, and releasing them any time of the year. --Scott HolterThe second release from ex-Guided By Voices member inside a calendar year. Pollard has assembled a tour de force that will single-handedly re-establish the 2-minute pop song as one of the truly American art forms of this new century. Sixteen songs in just over 35 minutes, with brilliant melodies that'll be stuck in your head for days.

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