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We've Moved

Psycho And The Birds

Released: 02/26/2008
Format: CD
Label: Happy Jack Rock Records
Catalog #: HJRR-16
Country: U.S.A.
Discs: 1
# Tracks: 15
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Original Release Notes:

The third time�s a charm. That's the story behind the third Psycho And The Birds release, We've Moved. The concept surrounding Psycho And The Birds is that Bob will write songs and record them on his infamous boombox, (every song he has written since the early 90s has been sung into that boombox) and will then send them off to producer/multi-instrumentalist/visionary, Todd Tobias, who will lay a band's worth of music over the songs.
This time around they totally nail the process, and if the music world actually allowed artists like Bob a chance to have a hit, this album would actually be chock full of them. Songs like I Love a Revolution and Enon Beach are filled with undeniable likeability and pop goodness. Bob even pulls out some lyrics that he said he first wrote as a kid in the song She Tears Out.
In some ways, Psycho And The Birds are becoming to Robert Pollard's solo albums what Robert Pollard solo albums were to Guided By Voices releases. It's a more user friendly Psycho And The Birds, more charming.

Lyrics from inside of CD:

PERSON WHO LIVES IN A THUNDERCLOUD PERSON WHO LIVES IN A TIMEBOMB WILL TAKE ME DOWN LIKE LIGHTNING PERSON WHO LIVES IN A DRIVEN MIND PERSON WHO LIVES IN A DREAM HOUSE/DIRECTED AT THE WRONG DREAM I WOULD BE OLD IN A GOLDMINE AND THE RAINS FALL AROUND ME/I LOVE A REVOLUTION NOW/SHE PARKED HER WORKING GIRL DOWN AT ENON BEACH AND NOW WE KNOW THERE IS NO TIME TO HATE AND NOW WE KNOW YOU DON'T GO IT ALONE/FRANKLIN'S FAMOUS GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST THIS IS WHY SHE TELLS ME THAT SHE MUST GO HOME/WALKING WITH SOCKS AND FEET WALKING WITH SOCKS AND SHOES ALL THE PEOPLE WHERE ARE THEY ALL GOING? HEY YOU BURNED OUT PIECE OF SHIT WHERE ARE THEY ALL GOING? FROM A WINDOW DRAGGING BEHIND THEM COMMON KNOWLEDGE WALKING WITH FEET DRAGGING BEHIND THEM COMMON KNOWLEDGE ABSTRACT WALKING SHOES AND FEET AND SOCKS FROM A WINDOW YOU SIR CAN WAIT BUT I'VE BEEN HERE FOR TWNETY FIVE MINUTES SHUT UP OR LEAVE/MAKE ME HAPPY CORONA GRANDE/ SHE TEARS OUT LIKE A NEW JAGUAR WITH HER HAND OVER FIRE WHEELS ABLAZE RUNNING OUT OF DAYS CELLAPHONE RAZED OUTTA SIGHT OUTTA THIS LIFE/I HAVE GOT A LOVE THEORY ABOUT YOU YOU HAVE GOT A LOVE THEORY ABOUT ME ABOUT US WE COULD MAKE IT HAPPEN/TOURNAMENT IN THE COLOR OF YOUR HAIR THE HOUND HAS COME TODAY/I KNOW THE THINGS YOU DO YOU LOVE ME TOOTHLESS YOU'RE NEVER GONNA WIN I'M NEVER GONNA LEAVE/CREDIT FOR FURTHER LIVING I'M NOT CALMED IT'S A SHAME YOU COULDN'T HAVE BROUGHT YOUR WOODEN GUNS 'CUS THE PROPHETS HAVE BOOKED FROM THEIR LOADED PODIUMS SEVERE MOMENTS WITH LAUGH GAGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS MENTION THE MEN FROM HYBERTECH GREEN DON WORM AND HIS FAVORABLE COMPANY LIKES TO LEAVE YOU ALONE IT'S A HOLY TIME BOMB WITH MIXED METEORS/ESTER'S MAGIC SET OH WHY I SAID THAT NOW I KNOW SHE'S ARIGONE SONDRA ME WITH DABBLES AND APPLES AND I WAS DRAWN ON INTO THE LIGHT/I'M TRUDGING BACK WITH MY SAME OLD FACE WITH OLD FOUR EYES AND ON SUNDAY PERHAPS I WENT DOWN THAT PATH BUT I'M NOT COMING BACK TOO SOON I WAS ADJUSTED FOR HOURS THAT OLD SOUL TELLS YOU HEY YOU ARE A FLOWER AIN'T THAT TRUTH I LIVE IN THAT SAME OLD SUBURB I HIDE OUT WE'VE MOVED
We've Moved
1.   Person Who Lives In A Thundercloud 2:15
2.   Rains Remain 1:59
3.   I Love A Revolution 1:30
4.   Enon Beach 3:13
5.   Franklin's Famous Graham Cracker Crust 2:07
6.   Tomorrow Man 3:01
7.   Corona Grande 2:17
8.   She Tears Out 2:16
9.   Love Theory 1:27
10.  Hound Has The Advantage 2:45
11.  Poor Old Pine 1:53
12.  I'm Never Gonna Leave, You're Never Gonna Win 2:28
13.  Hybertech Green 1:42
14.  Sharp Apples 3:14
15.  We've Moved 2:33
Total Length: 34:40
Other Formats
Label - Catalog [Format] (Country) # Tracks
Happy Jack Rock Records - HJRR-16 [LP] (U.S.A.) 15

Album Credits
Artwork/Design
Role Name
Collage - Front Cover Robert Pollard
Musician
Role Name
Acoustic Guitar Robert Pollard
Instrumentation And Noises Todd Tobias
Vocals Robert Pollard
Production
Role Name
Engineer Robert Pollard
Engineer Todd Tobias
Mixing Todd Tobias
Producer Todd Tobias