Zodiac (Electric Six album)

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]

Zodiac
Studio album by Electric Six
Released	September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28)
Genre	Indie rock, electronic rock
Length	48:29
Label	Metropolis Records
Producer	Zach Shipps
Electric Six chronology
KILL (2009) Zodiac (2010) Heartbeats and Brainwaves (2011)
Alternative cover
Singles from Zodiac
"Jam It in the Hole" Released: September 2010 (2010-09)

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".

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
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.

Track Listing

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.

Bonus Edition

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

1. "Detroit Metro Times". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
2. Langhoff, Josh (26 October 2010). "Electric Six: Zodiac". PopMatters.
3. "Page Not Found - Tampa Bay Times". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
4. "Electric Six : Zodiac". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
5. "Metropolis Mail-Order - Electric Six - Zodiac". Retrieved July 13, 2010.
6. "Important Information Re: Electric Six and the new album "Zodiac"..." Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
7. "Zodiac by Electric Six". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
8. Allmusic review
9. https://www.discogs.com/Electric-Six-Zodiac/release/2728863
10. Mickie (27 July 2010). "Mickie's Zoo: Electric Six to tour in support of upcoming album". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
11. Video on YouTube
12. "Stock Photography: Search Royalty Free Images & Photos - iStock". Retrieved 3 October 2016.