Zodiac (Electric Six album)

Zodiac
Studio album by Electric Six
Released	September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28)
Genre	Indie rock, electronic rock
Length	48:29
Label	Metropolis
Producer	Zach Shipps
Electric Six chronology
Kill (2009) Zodiac (2010) Heartbeats and Brainwaves (2011)
Singles from Zodiac
"Jam It in the Hole" Released: September 2010 (2010-09)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Kerrang!	[4]
PopMatters	7/10 [5]
Uncut	6/10 [6]

Zodiac is the seventh studio album by electronic rock band Electric Six. ^{[7] [5] [8] [9]} It was released in 2010 on Metropolis Records. ^[10]

According to an official statement by the band, the songs on the album have been arranged to correspond with the signs of the Zodiac. ^[11] The album contains a cover version of The Spinners 1976 classic "The Rubberband Man".

Production

The album's title was inspired by the song "Typical Sagittarius", which the band wrote for the album, but chose not to include in the final cut. ^[12] Other songs recorded but left off of the finished album include "I Can Translate" which was released as a B-Side on the limited "Jam It in the Hole" single and as a bonus track on European iTunes downloads of the album. The band also recorded a cover of "The Warrior" by Scandal which they originally planned to make available as a free internet download. ^[13] It was ultimately included on their 2015 compilation album Mimicry and Memories .

Although the album cover was presumed by some to be a photo of lead singer Dick Valentine, it is in fact a stock photo that was licensed for use as the album cover. ^[14]

Track listing

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

Track Listing

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
13.	"I Can Translate"	2:43

Personnel

• Dick Valentine – vocals
• Tait Nucleus? – synthesizer
• The Colonel – guitar
• Johnny Na$hinal – guitar
• Percussion World – drums
• Smörgåsbord – bass
• Timothy Monger – accordion, fiddle (track 1)
• Dave Malosh (joined band as rhythm guitarist “Da Vé” from 2012-2023) – harp (track 1), guitar (track 2)
• Christian Doble – saxophone (tracks 2, 5, 6, 10)
• Amy Gay – background vocals (tracks 3, 7)
• Jesse "Boots Electric" Hughes – background vocals (track 3)
• Kristin von B. – background vocals (tracks 3, 6, 12)
• Jaxxon Smith – guitar (track 3)
• John R. Dequindre – turntables (tracks 3, 12)
• Aja Sardis – background vocals (track 5)
• Ron Zakrin – synthesizer (tracks 6, 8)
• Reuben Wu – synthesizer, hihat (track 9)
• Matthew Smith – background vocals (track 10)
• Fred Thomas – background vocals (track 11) ^[15]

References

1. "Zodiac by Electric Six". Metacritic . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
2. Allmusic review
3. From the snarling romp of "USA" to the loping crawl of "new Low" or the rockabilly-tinged stomp of "Alive Or Dead", MC Rut are riveting, the rawness of their performance drenched in the pints of sweat they undoubtedly shed at every show. [Nov 2010, p.116]
4. From the snarling romp of "USA" to the loping crawl of "new Low" or the rockabilly-tinged stomp of "Alive Or Dead", MC Rut are riveting, the rawness of their performance drenched in the pints of sweat they undoubtedly shed at every show. [Nov 2010, p.116]
5. Langhoff, Josh (26 October 2010). "Electric Six: Zodiac". PopMatters .
6. Silliness and fun are very much the order of the day here so, if you want some depth to your music you'll be found wanting. [23 Oct 2010, p.51]
7. "Detroit Metro Times" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
8. "Album review: 'Zodiac,' Electric Six". tb-two. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
9. "Electric Six : Zodiac" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
10. "Metropolis Mail-Order - Electric Six - Zodiac" . Retrieved July 13, 2010.
11. "Important Information Re: Electric Six and the new album "Zodiac"..." Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
12. Mickie (27 July 2010). "Mickie's Zoo: Electric Six to tour in support of upcoming album" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
13. Video on YouTube
14. "Stock Photography: Search Royalty Free Images & Photos - iStock". 7 May 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
15. "Electric Six – Zodiac (2010, CD)". Discogs .