Robert PollardBest Robert Pollard Albums Ranked

Faulty Superheroes

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8.5

“Finally, the wait is over! There's a new Robert Pollard album (and it's a good one)”

Honey Locust Honky Tonk

pitchfork

7.4

“Given Robert Pollard's pedigree and prolificacy, it should surprise no-one that Honey Locust Honky Tonk is a good record. But what is surprising is quite how good it is, his best and most focused in some time. Pollard burrows deeper into his beloved classic rock, and somehow discovers new modes of expression.”

We All Got Out of the Army

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7.3

“Pollard's first solo album of 2010 is a hefty glam-pop record with a brighter, more nuanced sound reminiscent of GBV's Isolation Drills.”

Elephant Jokes

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7.1

“Prolific Guided by Voices leader follows his turgid The Crawling Distance with a deliberate, punchy front-to-back rock record.”

From a Compound Eye

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7.1

“Former Guided by Voices leader starts the next phase of his voluminous career with this, his debut solo album for Merge.”

Coast To Coast Carpet of Love

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7.0

“We're way past the point of criticizing Robert Pollard for putting filler on his records. If these two simultaneously released Merge LPs were a double album, it would be too long, too bloated, and too much to digest-- like 95% of all double albums. As two individual records at 16 to 17 tracks apiece, *Coast to Coast Carpet of Love* and *Standard Gargoyle Decisions* are both nearly as exhausting as”