“Indian Fables” seems to be exactly that, or at least in the singular. Robert Pollard is alone here… or at least is performing solo. As the track opens, there is a conversation heard in the background. Pollard isn’t distracted or deterred, strumming away on an acoustic guitar (or perhaps that’s Tobin Sprout; the track was [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Fast Japanese Spin Cyle category.
Volcano Divers
Having recorded dozens of short, quirky songs on various devices over the past several years, I can attest that some songs start with little more than a bit of guitar strum that feels right and some nonsensical phrase that fits that music. Most times, it results in 30 seconds of tape kept in the hope [...]
3rd World Birdwatching
The opening track on the Fast Japanese Spin Cycle EP, “3rd World Birdwatching,” is an odd little song. Robert Pollard sings over limping left hand piano chords augmented by some occasional right-hand plinking. The lyrics are somewhat nonsensical, though they do include the EP’s title, which, according to what comes after, is “the code for [...]
Marchers in Orange
As happens with an artist as prolific as Robert Pollard, there are several occasions throughout his discography where the same song is offered on different recordings in very different forms. “Marchers in Orange” was one of the first of these, heard in very different forms on the Fast Japanese Spin Cycle EP and on the [...]