Neveroddoreven

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NeveroddoreveN is an album by the British electronica group I Monster. It was originally released in 2003 by Instant Karma sublabel Dharma Records during "a period of transition for the band's label". It was recorded in the home studio of band member Dean Honer. Capitalization of the final letter in the album's name is suggested by the typography of the original cover art, but recognition of this has been inconsistent in the press. The title is a palindrome. "The Blue Wrath" was used in the 2004 British comedy Shaun of the Dead and appeared on the movie's soundtrack. The I Monster version of "Daydream in Blue" was used as theme music for the 2002 French action movie Steal and appeared in 2006 television commercials for the Ford Focus.

Track listing

All tracks written, produced, and performed by Dean Honer and Jerrod Gosling unless otherwise noted.

1. "Some Thing's Coming" – 3:27
2. "Daydream in Blue" – 3:39
   • Sample: "Daydream" performed by the Gunter Kallman Choir
3. "Hey Mrs." – 4:16
   • Guitar: Richard Hawley
4. "Everyone's A Loser" – 3:16
   • Backing vocals: Nesreen Shah
   • Guitar: Duncan Wheat
   • Guitar: Richard Hawley
5. "Heaven" – 3:54
   • Backing vocals: Tiana Krahn
   • Sample: "When You Are Gone" by Jim Reeves
6. "Who Is She?" – 3:31
   • Sample: "The Vengeance of She (Who Is She?)" by Mario Nascimbene from the soundtrack of the 1968 film The Vengeance of She
7. "I Missed You So" – 0:56
8. "Stobart's Blues" – 4:41
   • Guitar: Richard Hawley
9. "The Backseat Of My Car" – 4:14
   • Vocals: Marion Benoist (of The Lovers)
   • Trombone: Simon Stafford (of The Longpigs)
10. "A Scarecrow's Tale" – 0:49
11. "These Are Our Children" – 4:08
    • Vocals: Julia Roddison, Ruth Myczko
    • Backing vocals: Pupils of The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts
12. "The Blue Wrath" – 1:33
13. "Sunny Delights" – 4:40
    • Vocals: Marion Benoist
    • Sample: "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) performed by Val Doonican
14. "Cells" – 4:29
    • Bass: Dave Williamson
15. "Big End" – 1:34
    • Drums: Ross Orton

• "Lucifer" is a hidden track at the end of the album, separated from "Big End" by a period of silence.

NeveroddoreveN: Remodeled

The album was re-released in 2004 by Instant Karma with different album artwork and a revised track list appealing to the label's perception of popular demand. While the word Remodeled does not officially appear on the album, it is often used to help distinguish it from the original. "Hey Mrs." was replaced with a remix that gained popularity through use in advertisements, including commercials for Absolut Vodka and the television series Eureka. "The Blue Wrath" was expanded, and "The Backseat of My Car" was also remixed.

Remodeled track listing

• "Cells" is hidden, found only by rewinding to before the first track.
  • Bass: Dave Williamson

1. "Some Thing's Coming" – 3:27
2. "Daydream in Blue" – 3:40
   • Sample: "Daydream" performed by the Gunter Kallman Choir
3. "Hey Mrs. [Glamour Puss Mix]" – 4:38
   • Guitar: Richard Hawley
   • Additional guitar: Fred de Fred (of The Lovers)
4. "Everyone's a Loser" – 3:15
   • Backing vocals: Nesreen Shah
   • Guitar: Duncan Wheat
   • Guitar: Richard Hawley
5. "Heaven" – 3:54
   • Backing vocals: Tiana Krahn
   • Sample: "When You Are Gone" by Jim Reeves
6. "Who Is She?" – 3:30
   • Sample: "The Vengeance of She (Who Is She?)" by Mario Nascimbene from the soundtrack of the 1968 film The Vengeance of She
7. "A Scarecrow's Tale" – 0:42
8. "Stobart's Blues" – 4:20
9. "The Backseat of My Car [Sticky Black Vinyl Mix]" – 3:01
   • Vocals: Marion Benoist
   • Trombone: Simon Stafford
   • Drums: Ross Orton
10. "These Are Our Children" – 4:06
11. "Sunny Delights" – 4:50
12. "The Blue Wrath" – 2:29

• "Lucifer" appears again as the final (hidden) track on the album.

References

• Neveroddoreven at discogs
• Neveroddoreven Remodeled at discogs