# Kid Marine

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***Kid Marine*** is the third solo studio album by American indie rock musician [Robert Pollard](/source/Robert_Pollard), released in 1999.[1] It is the first release of Robert Pollard's Fading Captain Series.

## Background

Pollard has stated that the album is about Jeff "Kid Marine" Davis, one of the people pictured on the cover.[2] Robert told Mojo magazine, "My personal favorite: a weird record, almost a concept album, about the typical Ohio male and what he does - drink, watch television, eat pizza. It got mixed reviews; there are people who hate it and others who think it's our best record and I'm on their side. I just love the songs. It feels like one piece, like it all fits together. I like the cover and I like the whole package."

Pollard has also stated he would like to work on a second Kid Marine (Kid Marine 2) at some point in the future, exploring similar themes and concepts.

## Track listing

1. "Submarine Teams" – 4:55
1. "Flings of the Waistcoat Crowd" – 1:42
1. "The Big Make-Over" – 1:56
1. "Men Who Create Fright" – 2:11
1. "Television Prison" – 1:57
1. "Strictly Comedy" – 1:40
1. "Far-Out Crops" – 3:30
1. "Living Upside Down" – 2:14
1. "Snatch Candy" – 1:33
1. "White Gloves Come Off" – 2:27
1. "Enjoy Jerusalem!" – 2:16
1. "You Can't Hold Your Women" – 1:52
1. "Town of Mirrors" – 3:12
1. "Powerblessings" – 1:54
1. "Island Crimes" – 3:49

## Personnel

### Musicians

- [Robert Pollard](/source/Robert_Pollard) – lead vocals, keyboard, guitar, violin (track 4)
- [Greg Demos](/source/Greg_Demos) – bass guitar
- Jim Macpherson – drums
- [Tobin Sprout](/source/Tobin_Sprout) – piano (track 7)
- Kim Pollard – vocals (track 5)
- Jim Pollard – sound effects (track 2)

### Technical

- John Shough – engineering
- Greg Demos – engineering (track 2, 11)
- Tobin Sprout – engineering (track 14)
- Jeff Graham – mastering
- Nick Kizirnis – layout
- Pam Stacey – photography

## References

1. ["Robert Pollard: Kid Marine"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6379-kid-marine/). *Pitchfork*. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

1. ["MAGNET Interview: Robert Pollard"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030617162435/http://magnetmagazine.com/interviews/pollard.html). 2003-06-17. Archived from [the original](http://magnetmagazine.com/interviews/pollard.html) on 2003-06-17. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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