Robert Pollard - We All Got Out Of The Army
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 2:33PM 
Among the 1200 songs that Robert Pollard has published with BMI are some of the best and best loved anthems of the indie rock era. With the seminal band Guided By Voices, as well as alone and in numerous collaborations, Pollard has amassed a gigantic catalog including a staggering streak of 10 albums in the last 18 months.
His latest, We All Got Out Of The Army, adds another 17 notches to Pollard's belt in 38 minutes, shuffling through brief iterations of the pop/rock dichotomy without missing a beat. From the first notes of shoegazey lead single "Silk Rotor" through the shambling, spacey closer "Faster To Babylon," the Army passes through a whole continent's worth of musical territory but never stops moving. As Shakespeare said, "Brevity is the soul of wit," and We All Got Out Of The Army is a very clever album, clearly and concisely delivering engaging ideas with practiced ease and good humor.
Robert Pollard - "Talking Dogs" (from the album We All Got Out of the Army)
