From a Compound Eye is a 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...

 CD and double LP released in 2006. Though Pollard had already released several albums under his own name, this album, being the first released after the 2004 dissolution of his longtime vehicle 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...

, was considered to be the official commencement of his solo career.

For the album, Pollard drew on his backlog of unreleased material, as well as newly composed songs. Rather than record with the band setup typical of GbV recordings, Pollard recorded basic guitar and vocal tracks within a matter of days, and left instrumental work to be overdubbed almost entirely by collaborator Todd Tobias

Todd Tobias

Todd Tobias is a record producer and musician/ multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Robert Pollard and his band Guided by Voices. Other projects include Circus Devils, Clouds Forming Crowns, the Sleeptalkers, The Library is on Fire, the Celebrity Pilots, Kramies, Brian Lisik, Slark...

 who produced the last few GbV LPs. Clarifying the title, Pollard described the album as "Massive...Epic...it's all over the place and sees in all directions at once" http://robertpollard.net/interview-mondobizarre.html

It was the first Robert Pollard solo release to chart on any Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

chart, peaking at #38 on the Heatseekers chart and #41 on the Top Independent Albums chart [].

Track listing

1. "Gold" – 3:02
2. "Field Jacket Blues" – 1:49
3. "Dancing Girls and Dancing Men" – 2:38
4. "A Flowering Orphan" – 1:50
5. "The Right Thing" – 4:36
6. "U.S. Mustard Company" – 2:52
7. "The Numbered Head" – 5:10
8. "I'm a Widow" – 3:37
9. "Fresh Threats, Salad Shooters and Zip Guns" – 1:51
10. "Kick Me and Cancel" – 2:08
11. "Other Dogs Remain" – 2:41
12. "Kensington Cradle" – 1:52
13. "Love Is Stronger Than Witchcraft" – 4:12
14. "Hammer in Your Eyes" – 1:42
15. "50 Year Old Baby" – 2:13
16. "I Surround You Naked" – 2:41
17. "Cock of the Rainbow" – 1:43
18. "Conqueror of the Moon" – 5:04
19. "Blessed in an Open Head" – 2:55
20. "A Boy in Motion" – 1:37
21. "Denied" - 2:39
22. "Lightshow" – 2:29
23. "I'm a Strong Lion" – 1:08
24. "Payment for the Babies" – 2:03
25. "Kingdom Without" – 2:29
26. "Recovering" – 3:28