''Elephant Jokes'' is the 12th
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
released by singer-songwriter
Robert Pollard
Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. (born October 31, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the frontman and leader of indie rock band Guided by Voices, which he also the band’s only constant member. In addition to this, he has also rele ...
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
Guided by Voices 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. The most well-known lineup of the band consisted o ...
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.
Track listing
# "Things Have Changed (Down in Mexico City)" - 1:57
# "Johnny Optimist" - 2:54
# "When a Man Walks Away" - 1:49
# "Parts of Your World" - 1:45
# "Symbols and Heads" - 2:08
# "I Felt Revolved" - 1:44
# "Epic Heads" - 1:37
# "Stiff Me" - 2:16
# "Compound X" - 1:36
# "Accident Hero" - 1:38
# "Tattered Lily" - 3:37
# "Hippsville (Where the Frisbees Fly Forever)" - 1:11
# "Newly Selected Dirt Spots" - 1:17
# "Jimmy" - 1:53
# "Pigeon Tripping" - 1:36
# "Spectrum Factory" - 1:53
# "Perverted Eyelash" - 1:36
# "Cosmic Yellow Children" - 2:20
# "Blown Out Man" - 2:31
# "Desiring" - 2:31
# "(All You Need) To Know" - 3:44
# "Architectural Nightmare Man" - 2:33
References
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2009 albums
Robert Pollard albums