Zodiac (Electric Six album)

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All tracks are written by Tyler Spencer, except "The Rubberband Man" by Thom Bell and Linda Creed

Zodiac
Zodiaccover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2010 (2010-09-28)
Genre Indie rock, electronic rock
Length48:29
Label Metropolis Records
Producer Zach Shipps
Electric Six chronology
KILL
(2009)
Zodiac
(2010)
Heartbeats and Brainwaves
(2011)
Alternative cover
Track Listing
No.TitleLength
1."After Hours"2:22
2."American Cheese"4:20
3."Clusterfuck!"4:36
4."Countdown to the Countdown"3:08
5."Doom and Gloom and Doom and Gloom"5:23
6."Jam It in the Hole"3:51
7."I Am a Song!"3:44
8."It Ain't Punk Rock"3:58
9."Love Song for Myself"4:20
10."The Rubberband Man"3:50
11."Table and Chairs"4:36
12."Talking Turkey"4:20

A bonus edition was released online via iTunes and Amazon download.

Bonus edition
No.TitleLength
13."I Can Translate"2:43

Personnel

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