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From a Compound Eye winds up standing apart from the pack of Pollard projects even if it doesn't stand that far apart.
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The most fascinating Bob-project in years.
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From a Compound Eye sounds very similar to classic Guided by Voices.
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MojoHis sheer enthusiasm and peerless pop nous are enough to carry things along. [Jan 2006, p.124]
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Under The RadarThe album is more a collage of ideas than anything else. But that is exactly what you would expect from Pollard. And just what you would want. [#12, p.92]
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What it lacks in instant appeal it makes up for on repeated listens as the hidden gems shine through, and whilst the different styles it adopts can make From A Compound Eye feel slightly untidy and overstocked on occasion, the ambition and craftsmanship present makes warming to it hard to resist.
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It doesn't sound substantially different from what Pollard has done before... but the record cycles through Pollard's disparate influences in songs as charged-up and fully realized as anything he's delivered in maybe a decade.
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SpinTwisted, quirky pop gems. [Feb 2006, p.86]
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Entertainment WeeklyA lovable slog peppered with a few mini-classics. [27 Jan 2006, p.85]
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What you will get with From A Compound Eye is your typical gourmet spread of Pollard delicacies from the modern eras of Bob.
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GBV fans should definitely check this one out – there's a lot to like.
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In both material and performance, From a Compound Eye quickly reveals itself to be classic Pollard.
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FaCE manages to be new, fresh and experimental while still retaining the listenability of much of Pollard’s seemingly never-ending canon.
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Whether it’s the end of an era, the beginning of a new one, or just a lucky break in what looks to be a still-incessant deluge of output, From a Compound Eye bypasses the earlier seven LPs-plus released in his name to mark the emergence of Robert Pollard as a solo artist proper.
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Unsurprisingly, the track list is all over the map, stylistically, technologically and qualitatively.
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