| Spiderman of the Rings | ||||
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| Released | May 8, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Electronica, [1] noise [2] [3] | |||
| Length | 46:10 | |||
| Label | Wildfire Wildfire under exclusive license to Carpark Records | |||
| Producer | Dan Deacon | |||
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Spiderman of the Rings is the first studio album by the American electronic musician Dan Deacon, released by Carpark Records on May 8, 2007. The album was released on white vinyl by Wildfire Wildfire Records.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| NME |   (11/17/2007, p.53) |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.7/10) [2] |
| PopMatters | [4] |
| Stylus | (B+) [3] |
The single from this album, "The Crystal Cat," was #84 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007, [5] and "Wham City" was #30 on Pitchfork's "Top 100 Tracks of 2007." [6]
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