Zodiac (Electric Six album)

Zodiac
Studio album by
Electric Six
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2010 (2010-09-28)
GenreIndie rock, electronic rock
Length48:29
LabelMetropolis
ProducerZach Shipps
Electric Six chronology
Kill
(2009) 		Zodiac
(2010) 		Heartbeats and Brainwaves
(2011)
Singles from
Zodiac
  1. "Jam It in the Hole"
    Released: September 2010 (2010-09)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
PopMatters[3]

Zodiac is the seventh studio album by electronic rock band Electric Six.[4][3][5][6] It was released in 2010 on Metropolis Records.[7]

According to an official statement by the band, the songs on the album have been arranged to correspond with the signs of the Zodiac.[8] The album contains a cover version of The Spinners 1976 classic "The Rubberband Man".

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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tyler Spencer, except "The Rubberband Man" by Thom Bell and Linda Creed

Track Listing
No.TitleLength
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.

Bonus edition
No.TitleLength
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 (joined band as rhythm guitarist “Da Vé” from 2012-2023) – 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)[12]

References

  1. ^ "Zodiac by Electric Six". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ a b Langhoff, Josh (26 October 2010). "Electric Six: Zodiac". PopMatters.
  4. ^ "Detroit Metro Times". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Album review: 'Zodiac,' Electric Six". tb-two. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Electric Six : Zodiac". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Metropolis Mail-Order - Electric Six - Zodiac". Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  8. ^ "Important Information Re: Electric Six and the new album "Zodiac"..." Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Mickie (27 July 2010). "Mickie's Zoo: Electric Six to tour in support of upcoming album". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  10. ^ Video on YouTube
  11. ^ "Stock Photography: Search Royalty Free Images & Photos - iStock". 7 May 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Electric Six – Zodiac (2010, CD)". Discogs.