Lord of the Birdcage

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Lord of the Birdcage
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Studio album by
Robert Pollard
ReleasedJune 7, 2011
GenreIndie rock
LabelGuided by Voices Inc.
ProducerTodd Tobias
Robert Pollard chronology
Space City Kicks
(2011) 		Lord of the Birdcage
(2011) 		Mouseman Cloud
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(80|100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[2]
A.V. ClubB [3]

Lord of the Birdcage is the 16th full-length solo studio album from singer-songwriter Robert Pollard, released on June 7, 2011.[1]

In this album, Pollard uses different songwriting techniques by converting written poems into songs.[2]

Critical reception

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In a 2011 review, Steven Hyden of The A.V. Club said Lord of the Birdcage "probably won't be this year's 'new' Robert Pollard record for long, but it might very well be the one worth remembering."[3]

Tracklist

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  1. "Smashed Middle Finger"
  2. "Aspersion"
  3. "Dunce Codex"
  4. "Garden Smarm"
  5. "You Can't Challenge Forward Progress"
  6. "In a Circle"
  7. "You Sold Me Quickly"
  8. "The Focus (Burning)"
  9. "Ribbon of Fat"
  10. "Silence Before Violence"
  11. "Holy Fire"
  12. "Ash Ript Telecopter"

References

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