Spirit Phone
| Spirit Phone | ||||
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| Studio album by Lemon Demon | ||||
| Released | 29 February 2016 | |||
| Genre | Alternative, Electronic, Geek rock, Pop | |||
| Length | 59:17 | |||
| Label | Needlejuice Records | |||
| Lemon Demon chronology | ||||
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Spirit Phone is the seventh album of American internet artist Neil Cicierega released under the name Lemon Demon.
The album's cover art was created by Massachusetts comic book artist Ming Doyle; Cicierega's wife.[1] The song "Sweet Bod" features a guitar solo by Dave Kitsberg of Time Lord rock group Time Crash.[2]
History
Following the release of Lemon Demon's 2008 album View-Monster, Spirit Phone was worked on over the course of 8 years.[3] Some songs from the album were released and performed during this time-span.
In November 2009, Neil Cicierega released the music video for the song "Eighth Wonder", about the cryptid Gef.[4]
In April 2012, an early release of "Reaganomics" was uploaded to Neil's second channel.[5]
In November 2012, the songs "Cabinet Man", "As Your Father I Expressly Forbid it", "Ancient Aliens" and "Reaganomics" were performed live at anime convention Youmacon.[6]
In October 2014, "When He Died" was released on Patreon.[7]
In June 2015, the instrumental track "Kubrick and the Beast" was cut from the album and released on Bandcamp.[8]
The album was released digitally on February 29, 2016, and received a physical release on Vinyl, CD and Cassette in October 2018 by Needlejuice Records.[3]
Reception
The album was the #1 best selling album on Bandcamp for the first week of its release.[9] The album received an 8/10 rating from Youtube music critic Anthony Fantano, praised for its songwriting and unusual subject matter, later listing it as one of his Top 50 Albums of 2016.[10]
Track listing
All music is composed by Neil Cicierega
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lifetime Achievement Award" | 6:07 |
| 2. | "Touch-Tone Telephone" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Cabinet Man" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "No Eyed Girl" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "When He Died" | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Sweet Bod" | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Eighth Wonder" | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Ancient Aliens" | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Soft Fuzzy Man" | 2:54 |
| 10. | "As Your Father I Expressly Forbid It" | 2:53 |
| 11. | "I Earn My Life" | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Reaganomics" | 3:31 |
| 13. | "Man-Made Object" | 3:37 |
| 14. | "Spiral of Ants" | 6:00 |
The album also contains 13 bonus tracks; consisting of demos, cut songs, and additional music.
References
- ^ "Ming Doyle Tumblr - Neil Cicierega: Spirit Phone". mingdoyle.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ^ "Spirit Phone, by Lemon Demon". Lemon Demon. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ^ a b "LEMON DEMON'S SPIRIT PHONE COMING TO LP, CD, AND CASSETTE". Needlejuice Records. 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ Neil Cicierega (2009-11-18), Lemon Demon - "Eighth Wonder", retrieved 2016-02-27
- ^ 2Neil2Cicierega (2012-04-27), Lemon Demon - Reaganomics, retrieved 2016-02-27
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Youmacon (2012-11-04), Youmacon 2012 - Lemon Demon Concert, retrieved 2016-02-27
- ^ "When He Died". Patreon. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ^ "Lemon Demon - Kubrick and the Beast". neilblr.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ^ "Bandcamp". 2016-03-06. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ theneedledrop (2016-03-10), Lemon Demon - Spirit Phone ALBUM REVIEW, retrieved 2016-03-11