Entertainment (Fischerspooner album)
Entertainment | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 4, 2009 | |||
Genre | Electropop | |||
Producer | Fischerspooner, Jeff Saltzman | |||
Fischerspooner chronology | ||||
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Singles from Entertainment | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 60/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
musicOMH | [3] |
NME | 3/10[4] |
Pitchfork | 5.8/10[5] |
Entertainment is the third studio album by electroclash duo and performance troupe Fischerspooner, released on May 5, 2009 in the United States, and on May 4 around the world. On April 19, 2009 a teaser for this album appeared on YouTube.[6]
Written over a two-year period with producer Jeff Saltzman (The Killers, The Sounds) and recorded independently in a carriage house in Brooklyn with an intimate circle of artists working on the band's live show as Ian Pai, Ben Bromley and Sam Kearney. Other special guests include actress/performance artist Ann Magnuson, UK musician Gabriel Olegavich and electronic collagist Steven Stein.
The first single, "Supply & Demand" was made available as a free mp3 download from the band's website. The album's iTunes bonus track, "Fascinating" is a cover of an unreleased R.E.M. song originally composed for their 2001 album Reveal. Background vocals on "Supply & Demand" were sung by Heather Porcaro.
Entertainment received generally mixed reviews. The album holds a score of 60 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic.[7]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Best Revenge" | 4:06 |
2. | "We Are Electric" | 4:34 |
3. | "Money Can't Dance" | 6:36 |
4. | "In a Modern World" | 4:29 |
5. | "Supply & Demand" | 4:31 |
6. | "Amuse Bouche" | 4:13 |
7. | "Infidels of the World Unite" | 5:22 |
8. | "Door Train Home" | 4:09 |
9. | "Danse en France" | 5:03 |
10. | "To the Moon" | 3:54 |
11. | "Fascinating" (iTunes Bonus Track - R.E.M. cover) | 4:16 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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U.S. Top Electronic Albums[8] | 7 |
U.S. Top Heatseekers[8] | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Entertainment by Fischerspooner". metacritic.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Entertainment - Fischerspooner - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "link". musicomh.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Album review: Fischerspooner - NME". NME. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Fischerspooner: Entertainment Album Review". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Fischerspooner - Entertainment Teaser". YouTube. 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ "Entertainment by Fischerspooner". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ a b Allmusic Album Charts Retrieved 2010-05-24.