Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever

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Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever
Felixdahousecat-devindazzlecover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 2004 [1]
Genre
Length48:03
Label
Producer Felix da Housecat, Dave the Hustler, Tommie Sunshine, GoodandEvil, Clover
Felix da Housecat chronology
A Bugged Out Mix
(2003)
Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever
(2004)
Playboy: The Mansion Soundtrack
(2005)
Singles from Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever
  1. "Ready 2 Wear"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork Media (7.8/10) [5]
Playlouder Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Stylus B+ [7]

Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever is a 2004 album by Felix da Housecat, his first since 2001's Kittenz and Thee Glitz and continued his collaboration with both Tommie Sunshine and Dave the Hustler. It is a concept album based on the story of the character Devin Dazzle and his involvement with a group of women called the Neon Fever. The album is Felix's highest-charting album to date. The album features the work of many collaborators including LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, Dave the Hustler, Tommie Sunshine, GoodandEvil, XLover, Tyrone "Visionary" Palmer and Kate Wax. "Everyone Is Someone In L.A." was featured in Activision's 2005 Tony Hawk skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, whereas the Soulwax remix of "Rocket Ride" has been featured in EA's Need for Speed: Underground 2. The album cover was designed by new media artist Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung.

Track listing

Writing credits and notes adopted from Discogs. [8]

  1. "Intro" – 0:04
  2. "Rocket Ride" (Tommie Sunshine) – 2:37
  3. "What She Wants" (James Murphy) – 5:08
  4. "Short Skirts" (The Neon Fever) – 2:18
  5. "Ready 2 Wear" (Tyrone "Visionary" Palmer) – 3:41
  6. "Romantique" (Devin Dazzle, Kate Wax and XLover) – 2:05
  7. "Everyone Is Someone In L.A." (Tommie Sunshine) – 4:00
  8. "She's So D*mn Cool" (Felix da Housecat) – 2:51
  9. "Let Your Mind Be Your Bed" (Kate Wax) – 3:31
  10. "Watching Cars Go By" (Donna the CyberWh*re) – 5:27
  11. "Hunting Season" (The Neon Fever (Sarah Jane, Estelle, Laurence and Natalia)) – 4:10
  12. "Nitelife Funworld" (Felix da Housecat) – 1:40
  13. "Nina" (Devin Dazzle and Liz Wiz) – 2:32
  14. "Devin Dazzle" (Tyrone "Visionary" Palmer) – 2:51
  15. "Neon Human" (Dave the Hustler) – 5:09

Notes

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