Odyssey (Fischerspooner album)

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Odyssey
Odyssey (Fischerspooner album) coverart.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 5, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
Genre Electroclash, synth-pop, electropop
Length51:26
Label EMI, Capitol
Producer Fischerspooner, Mirwais Ahmadzai, Nicolas Vernhes, Tony Hoffer, Victor Van Vugt, Adam Peters
Fischerspooner chronology
#1
(2002)
Odyssey
(2005)
Entertainment
(2009)
Singles from Odyssey
  1. "Just Let Go"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Never Win"
    Released: July 20, 2005 [1]
  3. "A Kick In The Teeth/All We Are"
    Released: November 2005
  4. "We Need a War"
    Released: March 2006 [2]

Odyssey is the second full-length album by electroclash duo and performance troupe Fischerspooner, released on April 5, 2005 in the United States, and on April 11 around the world. Despite being recognized as one of the more successful acts from the electroclash scene, Fischerspooner changed their musical direction, and created Odyssey as more of a synthpop record. The album features several guest contributors such as David Byrne, Linda Perry, Hole's guitarist Eric Erlandson, Mirwais and Susan Sontag. The songs "Natural Disaster", "Never Win" and "Happy" were featured in the 2006 film Grandma's Boy and the last two songs were included on the soundtrack.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork Media (7.3/10) [6]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Odyssey received generally favorable reviews. The album holds a score of 70 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Let Go"Warren Fischer, Casey Spooner4:15
2."Cloud"Fischer, Spooner, Eric Erlandson, John Wolfington3:33
3."Never Win"Fischer, Spooner, Kyle "Slick" Johnson4:00
4."A Kick in the Teeth"Fischer, Spooner, Linda Perry 4:21
5."Everything to Gain"Fischer, Spooner, Nicolas Vernhes4:13
6."We Need a War"Fischer, Spooner, Jimmy Harry, Susan Sontag 3:41
7."Get Confused"Fischer, Spooner, Johnson, David Byrne 4:11
8."Wednesday"Fischer, Spooner3:27
9."Happy"Fischer, Spooner, Perry, Vernhes4:01
10."Ritz 107"Fischer, Spooner, Vernhes4:36
11."All We Are"Fischer, Spooner, Perry, Vernhes4:41
12."◯" (Circle (Vision Creation New Sun); Boredoms cover)Boredoms6:35
US limited edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Down Up" (Featuring Lizzy Yoder) 
UK first pressing, and US and Australian limited editions bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Just Let Go" (Thin White Duke remix) 
Japan limited edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Never Win" (Mirwais alternate version) 

Charts

Album charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [10] 95
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) [10] 65
French Albums Chart [10] 121
UK Albums Chart [11] 110
U.S. Billboard 200 [12] 172
U.S. Top Electronic Albums [12] 2
U.S. Top Heatseekers [12] 11

Singles

SingleChart (2005)Peak
position
"Just Let Go" UK Singles Chart [11] 20
"Just Let Go"U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs [13] 7
"Never Win" Belgian Dance Chart [14] 11
"Never Win" UK Singles Chart [11] 55
"Never Win"U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs [13] 17

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