Lord of the Birdcage | ||||
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Studio album by Robert Pollard | ||||
Released | June 7, 2011 | |||
Genre | indie rock | |||
Label | Guided by Voices Inc. | |||
Producer | Todd Tobias | |||
Robert Pollard chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (80|100)[1] |
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Allmusic | [2] |
Lord of the Birdcage is the 16th full-length solo studio album released by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard since 1996. It was scheduled for a June 7, 2011, release.
In this album, Pollard uses different songwriting techniques by converting written poems into songs.
This Robert Pollard release is his highest rating album on the aggregate score site Metacritic; The album has a slightly higher score than his future solo album 'Of Course You Are' and a previous Boston Spaceships release, 'Our Cubehouse Still Rocks.' This album also gaines a 4 out of 5 rating on Allmusic, seldom seen on a Robert Pollard release.