Coast to Coast Carpet of Love is 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...

's 9th solo release. It was released October 9, 2007 alongside Standard Gargoyle Decisions

Standard Gargoyle Decisions

Standard Gargoyle Decisions is singer-songwriter Robert Pollard's 8th release since the break-up of indie-rock band Guided by Voices. It was released October 9, 2007 alongside a second LP, Coast to Coast Carpet of Love...

. In addition, the album was pressed on 180 gram vinyl in a limited edition of 1,500. The album leaked September 24, 2007.

At the December 1st, 2007 show at Southgate House supporting the album, Pollard claimed he talked to Tommy Keene

Tommy Keene

Tommy Keene is an American singer-songwriter, best known for releasing critical acclaimed new wave/power pop songs in the 1980s. He has a longtime cult following among fans of the musical genre of power pop...

on the phone and told him the new album was Coast to Coast Carpet of Blood, though Keene misheard "Blood" for "Love." When Pollard corrected him, he claimed it should be "Love" because it was "groovier." The title stuck.

Track listing

1. "Our Gaze"
2. "Count Us In"
3. "Exactly What Words Mean"
4. "Current Desperation (Angels Speak of Nothing)"
5. "Dumb Lady"
6. "Rud Fins"
7. "Customer's Throat"
8. "Miles Under the Skin"
9. "Penumbra"
10. "Slow Hamilton"
11. "Look Is What You Have"
12. "I Clap for Strangers"
13. "Life of a Wife"
14. "Youth Leagues"
15. "When We Were Slaves"
16. "Nicely Now"