Standard Gargoyle Decisions 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 8th release since the break-up of indie-rock 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...

. It was released October 9, 2007 alongside a second LP, Coast to Coast Carpet of Love

Coast to Coast Carpet of Love

Coast to Coast Carpet of Love is singer-songwriter Robert Pollard's 9th solo release. It was released October 9, 2007 alongside Standard Gargoyle Decisions. In addition, the album was pressed on 180 gram vinyl in a limited edition of 1,500...

. Pollard has described Coast to Coast Carpet of Love as exhibiting pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

-sounding overtones, whereas Standard Gargoyle Decisions will feature more 'down and dirty' rock-and-roll. The album leaked on the Merge Records

Merge Records

Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...

 website on September 24, 2007.

This album was nominated for the 2007 Shortlist Music Prize

Shortlist Music Prize

The Shortlist Music Prize, stylized as , was an annual music award for the best album released in the United States that had sold fewer than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination...

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Track listing

1. "The Killers"
2. "Pill Gone Girl"
3. "Hero Blows the Revolution"
4. "Psycho-Inertia"
5. "Shadow Port"
6. "Lay Me Down"
7. "Butcher Man"
8. "Motion Sickness Ghosts"
9. "I in the World"
10. "Here Comes Garcia"
11. "The Island Lobby"
12. "Folded Claws"
13. "Feel Not Crushed"
14. "Accusations"
15. "Don't Trust Anybody"
16. "Come Here Beautiful"
17. "Spider Eyes"