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| Artist = [[Robert Pollard]]
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| Genre = [[Rock and roll]], [[indie rock]]
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| Label = Guided by Voices Inc.
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| producer = [[Todd Tobias]]
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| prev_title = [[Weatherman and Skin Goddess]] EP
| This album = '''''Robert Pollard Is Off to Business'''''<br/> (2008)
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| Next album = [[The Crawling Distance]]<br/>(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.


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'''''Robert Pollard Is Off to Business''''' is the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter [[Robert Pollard]], released 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 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/pollardrobert/robertpollardisofftobusiness?q=Robert%20Pollard] which is the highest score the site has given to a Pollard solo release.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/48775-pollard-leaves-merge-starts-label-for-new-album Pollard Leaves Merge, Starts Label for New Album (Pitchfork 2-18-2008]
* [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/48775-pollard-leaves-merge-starts-label-for-new-album Pollard Leaves Merge, Starts Label for New Album (Pitchfork 2-18-2008]
* [http://www.robertpollard.net/news.html robertpollard.net press release on new album]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090121123643/http://robertpollard.net/news.html robertpollard.net press release on new album]

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Latest revision as of 09:45, 20 August 2024

Robert Pollard Is Off to Business
Studio album by
Robert Pollard
Released2008
GenreRock and roll, indie rock
LabelGuided by Voices Inc.
ProducerTodd Tobias
Robert Pollard chronology
Weatherman and Skin Goddess EP
(2008) 		Robert Pollard Is Off to Business
(2008) 		The Crawling Distance
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media
PopMatters[2]

Robert Pollard Is Off to Business is the tenth studio album by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard, released 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.

Track listing

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  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

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  1. ^ Robert Pollard Is Off to Business at AllMusic
  2. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/58249/robert-pollard-robert-pollard-is-off-to-business [bare URL]
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