Elephant Jokes is 13th studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 released by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard

Robert Pollard

Robert Pollard is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter who is the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices, who disbanded in 2004, only to reform in 2010...

 on August 11, 2009, and the 8th full length album to be released by Pollard (along with several EP's and singles) since the break-up of his band Guided by Voices

Guided by Voices

Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band originating from Dayton, Ohio. Beginning with the band's formation in 1983, it made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard...

in 2004. Unlike recent Pollard albums, Todd Tobias does not play all the instruments on Elephant Jokes, as Pollard plays some guitar on this album.

Track listing

1. "Things Have Changed (Down in Mexico City)" - 1:57
2. "Johnny Optimist" - 2:54
3. "When a Man Walks Away" - 1:49
4. "Parts of Your World" - 1:45
5. "Symbols and Heads" - 2:08
6. "I Felt Revolved" - 1:44
7. "Epic Heads" - 1:37
8. "Stiff Me" - 2:16
9. "Compound X" - 1:36
10. "Accident Hero" - 1:38
11. "Tattered Lily" - 3:37
12. "Hippsville (Where the Frisbees Fly Forever)" - 1:11
13. "Newly Selected Dirt Spot" - 1:17
14. "Jimmy" - 1:53
15. "Pigeon Tripping" - 1:36
16. "Spectrum Factory" - 1:53
17. "Perverted Eyelash" - 1:36
18. "Cosmic Yellow Children" - 2:20
19. "Blown Out Man" - 2:31
20. "Desiring" - 2:31
21. "(All You Need) To Know" - 3:44
22. "Architectural Nightmare Man - 2:33