ROBERT POLLARD IS OFF TO BUSINESS (GUIDED BY VOICES INC - 2)

PRE-ORDER - RELEASE DATE JUNE 3 2008
Robert Pollard Is Off To Business will be Robert Pollard's only proper "Robert Pollard" full-length for 2008, released on Robert Pollard's own new label Guided By Voices, Inc. At 10 songs and 35 minutes, it's an extraordinary rock tour-de-force. Robert Pollard Is Off To Business sports Todd Tobias' cleanest and meanest production yet, giant songs and riffs that pack a wallop, and arguably Pollard's finest singing ever captured on record. For Pollard, whose albums normally run 15-25 songs, this 10-song work (the majority of the songs 3:30 or longer) is a departure from form. Since freeing himself of a band in 2004, his albums have each had very distinct and varied flavors, and his creativity has flowered.

ALL OFF TO BUSINESS VINYL ORDERED FROM ROCKATHON WILL COME WITH A BURNED COPY OF THE CD IN A PAPER SLEEVE INCLUDED WITH THE VINYL. THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH ROCKATHON

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ROBERT POLLARD - WEATHERMAN AND SKIN GODDESS EP (GUIDED BY VOICES INC - 1)

RELEASE DATE APRIL 15th

EXCLUSIVE WEB ONLY RELEASE
1000 CDs/500 12" LPs

Three song EP is the first release from Bob’s brand new label Guided By Voices Inc.

The EP features the song Weatherman and Skin Goddess from the June 3rd release Off To Business.The other two tracks, Kiss The Quiet Man and Coat Factory Zero are exclusive to this release. All 3 songs were recorded in Kent Ohio by Bob and Todd Tobias.

All prices include shipping

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FEBRUARY 19 - ROBERT POLLARD IS OFF TO BUSINESS - the next Robert Pollard album

After amicably departing Merge Records after 4 albums in two years, Robert Pollard Is Off To Business will be Robert Pollard's only proper "Robert Pollard" full-length for 2008, released on Robert Pollard's new Guided By Voices Inc. label.

At 10 songs in 35 minutes, it's an extraordinary rock tour de force. Robert Pollard Is Off To Business sports Todd Tobias' cleanest and meanest production yet, giant songs and riffs that pack a wallop, and arguably Pollard's finest singing ever captured on record. For Pollard, whose albums normally run 15-25 songs, this 10-song work (the majority 3:30 or longer) is a departure from form. Since
freeing himself of a band in 2004, his albums have each had very distinct and varied flavors, and his creativity has flowered.

Extraordinarily influential, Pollard is not just a founding father of indie rock, but in the long run will prove to be an important part of rock history, with a significant oeuvre that branches from The Who, Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, Wire and The Clean.

In stores: June 2, 2008. The release coincides with Fantagraphics' Town Of Mirrors: The Reassembled Imagery of Robert
Pollard, a lavish coffee-table book retrospective of Pollard's collage art and lyrics, as well as several Pollard art exhibits.

Robert Pollard Is Off To Business will be released on Pollard's new label, Guided By Voices, Inc. The first release on GBV Inc.
will be a 3-song EP released April 8, available only through www.robertpollard.net. The limited edition EP (cd & 12" 33 1/3
vinyl) will include one album standout "Weatherman And Skin Goddess" plus two exclusive non-album tracks.

Mp3 preview here (right click, save as) "Gratification To Concrete"

Order Here PSYCHO AND THE BIRDS - WE'VE MOVED CD/LP

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Robert Pollard live featuring:

Robert Pollard : frontman
Jason Narducy - bass, backing vox
David Suycott - drums
Dag Juhlin - guitar, backing vox
Mitch Marlow - guitar


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30th
Chicago, IL
METRO
Tickets on sale Saturday Oct. 6th at Ticketmaster.com
More info to follow

SATURDAY DECEMBER 1
Newport, KY
Southgate House
Ticket info to follow

THESE WILL BE THE ONLY SHOWS THAT BOB WILL PLAY IN 2007

"Current Desperation" from Coast to Coast Carpet of Love
&
"Pill Gone Girl" from Standard Gargoyle Decisions

Courtesy of Rich T. and robertpollard.net

Pre - order now at MERGE RECORDS

In coordination with his duel October 9th releases on Merge Records, Robert Pollard introduces the Happy Jack Rock Records Single Series. The series will feature one 7" per month for 12 months (starting June 22). The A side will be a song from Robert Pollard's upcoming simultaneous releases on Merge Records, Standard Gargoyle Decisions & Coast To Coast Carpet Of Love, while the B side will be a non album release. The 7"s can be purchased one at a time or as a one year subscription.

June 22
HJRR-1 Rud Fins b/w Piss Along You Bird
July 22
HJRR-2 Spider Eyes b/w Battle For Mankind
August 22
HJRR-3 Current Desperation (Angels Speak Of Nothing) b/w Met Her At A Seance
September 22
HJRR-4 Pill Gone Girl b/w Coast To Coast Carpet Of Love
October 22
HJRR-5 Shadow Port b/w Be In The Wild Place
November 22
HJRR-6 Count Us In b/w Sixland (John Shough Verison)
December 22
HJRR-7 Dumb Lady b/w Street Velocity
January 22
HJRR-8 Youth Leagues b/w Spirit Of The Fly
February 22
HJRR-9 Folded Claws b/w Speak Again
March 22
HJRR-10 When We Were Slaves b/w Battle For Mankind 2
April 22
HJRR-11 The Killers b/w Revolver Tricks (Stanley West)
May 22
HJRR-12 Miles Under The Skin b/w Frostman (Long Version)

ALL PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING
FOR NOW THERE ARE 4 PURCHASING OPTIONS
1) JUST SINGLE 1 OR 2) JUST SINGLE 2 3) SINGLES 1 THROUGH 3 OR 4) ALL 12 SINGLES ALL SINGLES WILL SHIP SEPERATELY ON THE DATE POSTED ABOVE NO MATTER WHICH OPTION YOU CHOOSE

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Robert Pollard made quite a splash with his debut on Merge Records in 2006. Uncle Bob released not one, but two new albums on his new label – From A Compound Eye in January and Normal Happiness in October 2006. Well, now Bob has one-upped himself – again! Merge Records is excited to announce that on Oct 9th 2007 we will be releasing not one, but TWO brand new Robert Pollard albums – Standard Gargoyle Decisions and Coast To Coast Carpet Of Love. Both albums will be sold separately and will share the same release date. What could be better than a double shot of great music from one of rock's most acclaimed (and most prolific) songwriters of the last 20 years.

As was the case with From A Compound Eye and Normal Happiness, all of the material on these recordings was written, recorded and performed by Bob and his long-time collaborator Todd Tobias. For these two new releases, Pollard has put together two markedly different albums -- one focuses on his super-catchy pop side the other his more down and dirty rock side. It's like Beatles Vs. Stones! A battle to the death and, of course, Bob emerges as the victor.

Here's a track listing for each release:

Standard Gargoyle Decisions

The Killers
Pill Gone Girl
Hero Blows the Revolution
Psycho-Inertia
Shadow Port
Lay Me Down
Butcher Man
Motion Sickness Ghosts
I In The World
Here Comes Garcia
The Island Lobby
Folded Claws
Feel Not Crushed
Accusations
Don't Trust Anybody
Come Here Beautiful
Spider Eyes

Coast To Coast Carpet Of Love

Our Gaze
Count Us In
Exactly What Words Mean
Current Desperation (Angels Speak Of Nothing)
Dumb Lady
Rud Fins
Customer's Throat
Miles Under The Skin
Penumbra
Slow Hamilton
Looks Is What You Have
I Clap For Strangers
Life Of A Wife
Youth Leagues
When We Were Slaves
Nicely Now

As an extra special bonus surrounding these releases, Pollard will be starting his Happy Jack Rock Records Singles Club in June, through robertpollard.net. The Singles Club will feature one 7" single each month for a year with a track from Standard Gargoyle Decisions or Coast to Coast Carpet Of Love as the A-side, and a non-album track on the B-side. These 7" singles will be available exclusively through robertpollard.net. More info coming soon on this!