The Crawling Distance

The Crawling Distance
The Crawling Distance
Studio album by Robert Pollard
Released	January 20, 2009
Genre	Rock, indie rock
Label	Guided by Voices Inc.
Producer	Todd Tobias
Robert Pollard chronology

ReleasedJanuary 20, 2009

GenreRock, indie rock

LabelGuided by Voices Inc.

ProducerTodd Tobias

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	64/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchforkmedia	(2.8/10) ^[2]
PopMatters	^[3]
Spin	^[4]
The Times	^[5]

The Crawling Distance is the 11th studio album by singer-songwriter Robert Pollard, released on January 20, 2009. Similar to many of Pollard's releases since Fiction Man in 2004, all instrumentation on the album was performed by producer Todd Tobias.

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v t e Robert Pollard
Solo albums	Not in My Airforce (1996) Waved Out (1998) Kid Marine (1999) In Shop We Build Electric Chairs: Professional Music by Nightwalker 1984–1993 (1999, as Nightwalker) Motel of Fools (2003) Fiction Man (2004) Relaxation of the Asshole (2005) From a Compound Eye (2006) Normal Happiness (2006) Silverfish Trivia (2007) Standard Gargoyle Decisions (2007) Coast to Coast Carpet of Love (2007) Superman Was a Rocker (2008) Weatherman and Skin Goddess (2008) Robert Pollard Is Off to Business (2008) The Crawling Distance (2009) Elephant Jokes (2009) We All Got Out of the Army (2010) Moses on a Snail (2010) Space City Kicks (2011) Lord of the Birdcage (2011) Mouseman Cloud (2012) Jack Sells the Cow (2012) Honey Locust Honky Tonk (2013) Blazing Gentlemen (2013) Faulty Superheroes (2015) Of Course You Are (2016) Big Trouble (2000) Choreographed Man of War (2001) Calling Zero (2002) Blues and Boogie Shoes (2006)
With Doug Gillard	Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department (1999) Mist King Urth (2003) Waving at the Astronauts (2011; as Lifeguards)
Airport 5 albums	Tower in the Fountain of Sparks (2001) Life Starts Here (2002)
Related artists	Guided by Voices Circus Devils Boston Spaceships

The Crawling Distance

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