Kid Marine is the third solo studio album by American indie rock musician Robert Pollard, released in 1999.[1] It is the first release of Robert Pollard's Fading Captain Series.

Background

Pollard has stated that the album is about Jeff "Kid Marine" Davis, the person pictured on the cover.[2] Robert told Mojo magazine, "My personal favorite: a weird record, almost a concept album, about the typical Ohio male and what he does - drink, watch television, eat pizza. It got mixed reviews; there are people who hate it and others who think it's our best record and I'm on their side. I just love the songs. It feels like one piece, like it all fits together. I like the cover and I like the whole package."

Pollard has also stated he would like to work on a second Kid Marine (Kid Marine 2) at some point in the future, exploring similar themes and concepts.

Track listing

  1. "Submarine Teams" – 4:55
  2. "Flings of the Waistcoat Crowd" – 1:42
  3. "The Big Make-Over" – 1:56
  4. "Men Who Create Fright" – 2:11
  5. "Television Prison" – 1:57
  6. "Strictly Comedy" – 1:40
  7. "Far-Out Crops" – 3:30
  8. "Living Upside Down" – 2:14
  9. "Snatch Candy" – 1:33
  10. "White Gloves Come Off" – 2:27
  11. "Enjoy Jerusalem!" – 2:16
  12. "You Can't Hold Your Women" – 1:52
  13. "Town of Mirrors" – 3:12
  14. "Powerblessings" – 1:54
  15. "Island Crimes" – 3:49

Personnel

Musicians

  • Robert Pollard – lead vocals, keyboard, guitar, violin (track 4)
  • Greg Demos – bass guitar
  • Jim Macpherson – drums
  • Tobin Sprout – piano (track 7)
  • Kim Pollard – vocals (track 5)
  • Jim Pollard – sound effects (track 2)

Technical

  • John Shough – engineering
  • Greg Demos – engineering (track 2, 11)
  • Tobin Sprout – engineering (track 14)
  • Jeff Graham – mastering
  • Nick Kizirnis – layout
  • Pam Stacey – photography

References

  1. ^ "Robert Pollard: Kid Marine". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "MAGNET Interview: Robert Pollard". 2003-06-17. Archived from the original on 2003-06-17. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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