Album: Fiction Man by Robert Pollard (2004)
Genre: Indie Rock
Format: Album

Description: "Fiction Man"  is a solo album by Robert Pollard, released 10 May 2004. It is the third release of Robert Pollard's Fading Captain Series.  The songs recorded for this album were written during the same time as the material for Guided by Voices' 2003 release Earthquake Glue. Producer Todd Tobias plays almost every instrument on the album.This album marks a producing relationship between Pollard and Todd Tobias that would continue with Robert's future solo albums.
The majority of the lyrics and almost all the song titles are based around some of the poems from EAT, Robert Pollard's literary magazine.

Artist Background: Robert Pollard (born October 31, 1957) is a Dayton, Ohio singer-songwriter, who until 2004 was the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. During his high school years, he was a successful basketball and baseball player. Pollard was a fourth grade schoolteacher until 1994, when Guided by Voices first broke into the national consciousness with the release of the album Bee Thousand. With over 1300 songs registered to his name with BMI, Pollard is among the most proli... Part of the Dayton,USA music scene. Associated with Indie Rock movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Dayton,USA music scene. Associated with Indie Rock movement.

Tags: Indie Rock, 2000s, Album

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"Fiction Man"  is a solo album by Robert Pollard, released 10 May 2004. It is the third release of Robert Pollard's Fading Captain Series.  The songs recorded for this album were written during the same time as the material for Guided by Voices' 2003 release Earthquake Glue. Producer Todd Tobias plays almost every instrument on the album.This album marks a producing relationship between Pollard and Todd Tobias that would continue with Robert's future solo albums.
The majority of the lyrics and almost all the song titles are based around some of the poems from EAT, Robert Pollard's literary magazine.

Fiction Man

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