Zodiac (Electric Six album)
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| Released | September 28, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, electronic rock | |||
| Length | 48:29 | |||
| Label | Metropolis Records | |||
| Producer | Zach Shipps | |||
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Zodiac is the seventh studio album by electronic rock band Electric Six.[1][2][3][4] It was released in 2010 on Metropolis Records.[5]
According to an official statement by the band, the songs on the album have been arranged to correspond with the signs of the Zodiac.[6] The album contains a cover version of The Spinners 1976 classic "The Rubberband Man".
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [8] |
| PopMatters |   [2] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tyler Spencer, except "The Rubberband Man" by Thom Bell and Linda Creed
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "After Hours" | 2:22 |
| 2. | "American Cheese" | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Clusterfuck!" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Countdown to the Countdown" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Doom and Gloom and Doom and Gloom" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "Jam It in the Hole" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "I Am A Song!" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "It Ain't Punk Rock" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Love Song for Myself" | 4:20 |
| 10. | "The Rubberband Man" | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Table and Chairs" | 4:36 |
| 12. | "Talking Turkey" | 4:20 |
A bonus edition was released online via iTunes and Amazon download.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "I Can Translate" | 2:43 |
Personnel
- Dick Valentine - vocals
- Tait Nucleus? - synthesizer
- The Colonel - guitar
- Johnny Na$hinal - guitar
- Percussion World - drums
- Smörgåsbord - bass
- Timothy Monger - accordion, fiddle (track 1)
- Dave Malosh - harp (track 1), guitar (track 2)
- Christian Doble - saxophone (tracks 2, 5, 6, 10)
- Amy Gay - background vocals (tracks 3, 7)
- Jesse "Boots Electric" Hughes - background vocals (track 3)
- Kristin von B. - background vocals (tracks 3, 6, 12)
- Jaxxon Smith - guitar (track 3)
- John R. Dequindre - turntables (tracks 3, 12)
- Aja Sardis - background vocals (track 5)
- Ron Zakrin - synthesizer (tracks 6, 8)
- Reuben Wu - synthesizer, hihat (track 9)
- Matthew Smith - background vocals (track 10)
- Fred Thomas - background vocals (track 11)[9]
Production
- The album's title was inspired by the song "Typical Sagittarius", which the band wrote for the album, but chose not to include in the final cut.[10] Other songs recorded but left off of the finished album include "I Can Translate" which was released as a B-Side on the limited "Jam It in the Hole" single and as a bonus track on European iTunes downloads of the album. The band also recorded a cover of "The Warrior" by Scandal which they originally planned to make available as a free internet download.[11] It was ultimately included on their 2015 compilation album Mimicry and Memories.
- Although the album cover was presumed by some to be a photo of lead singer Dick Valentine, it is in fact a stock photo that was licensed for use as the album cover.[12]
Trivia
- As with the band's previous album KILL, 3 tracks on the album are exactly 4:20 in length. However, there is only one track with this length on the band's next album, Heartbeats and Brainwaves.
- The title of the song "Doom and Gloom and Doom and Gloom" is a reference to lyrics featured in the track "I Don't Like You" from the band's 2007 album I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master. The sax solo also references Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street.
Legacy
- The band performed "Jam It in the Hole" on their first live album "Absolute Pleasure".
- The band performed "Clusterfuck!" and "Jam It in the Hole" in their live concert movie "Absolute Treasure".
- The album's cut song, "Typical Saggitarius" and bonus edition song, "I Can Translate" were included on the band's second compilation album, "Mimicry and Memories", along with a cover of "The Warrior" by Scandal recorded during this album's sessions.
- Dick Valentine later recorded an acoustic version of "Doom and Gloom and Doom and Gloom" for inclusion on his solo album "Quiet Time".
- A demo version of "I Can Translate" was subsequently released on "The Dick Valentine Raw Collection".
- The band performed "After Hours" and "Countdown to the Countdown" on their second live album "You're Welcome!".
References
- ^ "Detroit Metro Times". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ a b Langhoff, Josh (26 October 2010). "Electric Six: Zodiac". PopMatters.
- ^ "Page Not Found - Tampa Bay Times". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Electric Six : Zodiac". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Metropolis Mail-Order - Electric Six - Zodiac". Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ "Important Information Re: Electric Six and the new album "Zodiac"..." Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Zodiac by Electric Six". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Zodiac/release/2728863
- ^ Mickie (27 July 2010). "Mickie's Zoo: Electric Six to tour in support of upcoming album". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "Stock Photography: Search Royalty Free Images & Photos - iStock". Retrieved 3 October 2016.