Disconnect from Desire

Disconnect from Desire
Studio album by School of Seven Bells
Released	July 7, 2010 (2010-7-7)
Genre	Indie rock dream pop shoegaze electronic
Length	50:11
Label	Vagrant Ghostly International
Producer	Benjamin Curtis
School of Seven Bells chronology
Alpinisms (2008) Disconnect from Desire (2010) Ghostory (2012)
Singles from Disconnect from Desire
"Windstorm" Released: June 1, 2010 [1] "Heart Is Strange" Released: September 14, 2010 [2] "I L U" Released: December 5, 2010 [3]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The A.V. Club	C [6]
Clash	6/10 [7]
Consequence of Sound	[8]
The Guardian	[9]
Pitchfork Media	8.0/10 [10]
PopMatters	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Slant Magazine	[13]
Spin	7/10 [14]

Disconnect from Desire is the second studio album by American indie rock band School of Seven Bells, released on July 7, 2010 by Vagrant Records and Ghostly International. It debuted at number 200 on the Billboard 200. A deluxe limited edition of the album was released in a box set containing 10 exclusive tarot cards and a bonus disc of alternate versions of the band's debut album Alpinisms .

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Windstorm"	3:44
2.	"Heart Is Strange"	5:01
3.	"Dust Devil"	6:02
4.	"I L U"	4:40
5.	"Babelonia"	5:01
6.	"Joviann"	5:06
7.	"Camarilla"	4:52
8.	"Dial"	4:54
9.	"Bye Bye Bye"	4:15
10.	"The Wait"	6:36
Total length:		50:11

Japanese edition bonus tracks ^[15]

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Crescent Gold"	4:22
12.	"Windstorm" (A Place to Bury Strangers Remix)	4:50
Total length:		59:23

Deluxe limited edition box set bonus disc: Alpinisms (alternate versions)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wired for Light" (Live Drum Version)	3:51
2.	"Half Asleep" (Alternate Version)	4:32
3.	"White Elephant Coat" (Early Demo Version)	3:53
4.	"Caldo" (Live on Stereogum's Decomposed)	3:00
5.	"Sempiternal/Amaranth" (Alternate Version)	11:14
6.	"Iamundernodisguise" (Vocal Mix 1)	3:38
7.	"My Cabal" (Early Mix 07)	3:49
8.	"Conjuur" (Alternate Version)	4:37
9.	"For Kalaja Mari" (Drum Outtake Mix)	4:21
Total length:		42:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Disconnect from Desire. ^[16]

School of Seven Bells

• Benjamin Curtis – recording, guitar, production, percussion,
• Alejandra de la Deheza – lead vocals, guitar
• Claudia Deheza – backing vocals, synths

Additional personnel

• Bryan Collins – design
• Joe Corey – mixing assistance
• Tim DeLaughter – tubular bells (on "The Wait")
• Toby Halbrooks – additional percussion (on "The Wait")
• Mark Pirro – tubular bells recording (on "The Wait")
• Jack Joseph Puig – mixing
• Nolan Thies – additional percussion recording (on "The Wait")

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [17]	119
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [18]	16
US Billboard 200 [19]	200
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [20]	9
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [21]	29

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
Japan	July 7, 2010	Plancha Art Union	[15]
Australia	July 9, 2010	Speak N Spell	[22]
United Kingdom	July 12, 2010	Full Time Hobby	[23]
United States	July 13, 2010	Vagrant Ghostly International	[24]
Germany	July 16, 2010	Full Time Hobby	[25]

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