Ice Cream Spiritual

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Ice Cream Spiritual
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 2008
Recorded2007, Baltimore
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Length33:58
Label We Are Free
Ponytail chronology
Kamehameha
(2006)
Ice Cream Spiritual
(2008)
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Ice Cream Spiritual is the second full-length studio album by Ponytail. The album, which was released June 17, 2008 [1] has been both praised and criticized for the vocal styles of leader singer Willy Siegel, [2] 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. [3] 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. iTunes Album Listing Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine , phobos.apple.com/, album information and track listing, retrieved 16-8-08
  2. Metacritic Review Archived 2008-08-15 at the Wayback Machine , metacritic.com, compiles album reviews without bias, retrieved 16-8-08
  3. BBC Review of Ice Cream Spiritual, bbc.co.uk/ thorough review of album, retrieved 16-8-08

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