Spiderman of the Rings

Spiderman of the Rings
Studio album by
Dan Deacon
ReleasedMay 8, 2007
GenreElectronica,[1] noise[2][3]
Length46:10
LabelWildfire Wildfire under exclusive license to Carpark Records
ProducerDan Deacon
Dan Deacon chronology
Acorn Master
(2006) 		Spiderman of the Rings
(2007) 		Bromst
(2009)

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.

Track listing

  1. "Wooody Wooodpecker" — 3:50
  2. "The Crystal Cat" — 3:53
  3. "Wham City" — 11:45
  4. "Big Milk" — 4:25
  5. "Okie Dokie" — 2:37
  6. "Trippy Green Skull" — 4:00
  7. "Snake Mistakes" — 4:11
  8. "Pink Batman" — 5:04
  9. "Jimmy Joe Roche" — 5:58

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Personnel

Musicians
  • Dan Deacon – Primary Artist
  • Adam Endres – Vocals
  • Dina Kelberman – Vocals
  • Connor Kizer – Vocals
  • Ed Schrader – Vocals
Production
  • OCDJ – Producer
  • Kevin O’Meara – Production Assistant

References

  1. ^ a b Peterson, Ben. Review: Spiderman of the Rings. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-07-01.
  2. ^ a b "Dan Deacon: Spiderman of the Rings". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ a b "Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
  4. ^ "Dan Deacon: Spiderman of the Rings". PopMatters. June 5, 2007.
  5. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
  6. ^ ""Top 100 Tracks of 2007"". Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-02-05.