Elephant Jokes

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Elephant Jokes
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Studio album by
Released2009
Genre Rock and roll, indie rock
Label Guided by Voices Inc.
Producer Todd Tobias
Robert Pollard chronology
The Crawling Distance
(2009)
Elephant Jokes
(2009)
We All Got Out of the Army
(2010)
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Pitchforkmedia (7.1/10) [2]
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Elephant Jokes is the 12th studio album released by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard on August 11, 2009, and the 8th full-length album to be released by Pollard (along with several EPs and singles) since the break-up of his band Guided by Voices in 2004. Unlike recent Pollard albums, Todd Tobias does not play all the instruments on Elephant Jokes, as Pollard plays some guitar on this album.

Robert Pollard American singer

Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. is an American musician and singer-songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. In addition to his work with Guided by Voices, he continues to have a prolific solo career with 22 solo albums released so far.

Guided by Voices band

Guided by Voices (GBV) is an American indie rock band formed in 1983 in Dayton, Ohio. It has made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard, who founded the group with guitarists Mitch Mitchell, Tobin Sprout, Jim Pollard, and drummer Kevin Fennell. The "classic" lineup included these musicians along with bassist Greg Demos, who also has some song co-writing credits.

Todd Tobias is a multi-instrumentalist and music producer best known for his work with Robert Pollard and his band Guided by Voices. Other projects include Circus Devils, Kramies, and musical theater composer and lyricist George Griggs.

Track listing

  1. "Things Have Changed (Down in Mexico City)" - 1:57
  2. "Johnny Optimist" - 2:54
  3. "When a Man Walks Away" - 1:49
  4. "Parts of Your World" - 1:45
  5. "Symbols and Heads" - 2:08
  6. "I Felt Revolved" - 1:44
  7. "Epic Heads" - 1:37
  8. "Stiff Me" - 2:16
  9. "Compound X" - 1:36
  10. "Accident Hero" - 1:38
  11. "Tattered Lily" - 3:37
  12. "Hippsville (Where the Frisbees Fly Forever)" - 1:11
  13. "Newly Selected Dirt Spots" - 1:17
  14. "Jimmy" - 1:53
  15. "Pigeon Tripping" - 1:36
  16. "Spectrum Factory" - 1:53
  17. "Perverted Eyelash" - 1:36
  18. "Cosmic Yellow Children" - 2:20
  19. "Blown Out Man" - 2:31
  20. "Desiring" - 2:31
  21. "(All You Need) To Know" - 3:44
  22. "Architectural Nightmare Man" - 2:33

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References

  1. Deming, Mark. "Review: Elephant Jokes". Allmusic . Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  2. Pitchforkmedia review
  3. PopMatters review