Ice Cream Spiritual

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Ice Cream Spiritual
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 2008
Recorded2007, Baltimore
Genre
Length33:58
Label We Are Free
Ponytail chronology
Kamehameha
(2006)
Ice Cream Spiritual
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B+ [3]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [4]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A– [5]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [6]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Spin 7/10 [8]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Under the Radar 7/10 [11]

Ice Cream Spiritual is the second full-length studio album by Ponytail. The album, which was released June 17, 2008 [12] has been both praised and criticized for the vocal styles of leader singer Willy Siegel, [13] as they do not use conventional lyrics. The guitar work has drawn comparisons to math rock bands, while the vocals have drawn comparisons to Yoko Ono, for their experimental sound. [14] The first single from the album was "Celebrate the Body Electric", which was released on April 29, 2008.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Jeremy Hyman, Ken Seeno, Molly Siegel, and Dustin Wong.

  1. "Beg Waves" - 4:07
  2. "G Shock" - 3:02
  3. "7 Souls" - 3:46
  4. "Celebrate the Body Electric (It Came from an Angel)" - 7:00
  5. "Late for School" - 4:16
  6. "Sky Drool" - 3:28
  7. "Small Wevs" - 3:30
  8. "Die Allman Bruder" - 4:49

Notes

  1. "Reviews for Ice Cream Spiritual by Ponytail". Metacritic . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  2. "Ice Cream Spiritual! - Ponytail". AllMusic . June 17, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  3. Heller, Jason (June 24, 2008). "Ponytail: Ice Cream Spiritual". The A.V. Club . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  4. Denney, Alex (June 21, 2008). "Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual". Drowned in Sound . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  5. Christgau, Robert (August 1, 2008). "Nas Names Names (But Not His Album), K'naan (Whose Name You've Never Heard) and More". Robert Christgau . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  6. Richardson, Mark (June 25, 2008). "Ice Cream Spiritual - Ponytail". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  7. Cusack, Chris (July 18, 2008). "Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual". The Skinny . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  8. Zimmerman, Shannon (November 8, 2011). "Ponytail - 'Ice Cream Spiritual'". Spin . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  9. Canino, Jeffrey. "Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  10. Even when they slow up, the quality doesn't let up. [Sep 2008, p.100]
  11. Molly Siegel's abstracted vocal acrobatics might not be human, but they melt you all the same. [Summer 2008, p.93]
  12. iTunes Album Listing Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine , phobos.apple.com/, album information and track listing, retrieved 16-8-08
  13. Metacritic Review Archived 2008-08-15 at the Wayback Machine , metacritic.com, compiles album reviews without bias, retrieved 16-8-08
  14. BBC Review of Ice Cream Spiritual, bbc.co.uk/ thorough review of album, retrieved 16-8-08