Robert Pollard to release new EP, album, book

Prolific singer/songwriter and former Guided By Voices leader Robert Pollard will release a new album and a book showcasing his art this summer, according to his website.

Robert Pollard Is Off To Business will be released on Pollard’s own label, Guided By Voices Inc., which he launched this year with managers David Newgarden, Rich Turiel and Eric Weiss. Frequent Pollard collaborator Todd Tobias produced the work.

The release of Pollard’s new album will coincide with another release, that of the book Town of Mirrors: The Reassembled Imagery of Robert Pollard, published by Fantagraphics. The colorful coffee table book will be a retrospective look at Pollard’s collage art, lyrics and art exhibits.

Pollard’s album and book are both slated for release June 2. In the meantime, Guided By Voices Inc. releases its first record today (April 15), a three-song limited edition EP featuring the track “Weatherman and Skin Goddess” from Pollard’s upcoming album, as well as two exclusive non-album tracks. The EP is only available at RockathonRecords.com.

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