Heartbeats and Brainwaves is the eighth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six. It was released on October 11, 2011.[4] It was released as a CD, digital download and a colored double vinyl set which is sold at the band's live shows.
| Heartbeats and Brainwaves | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 11, 2011 | |||
| Length | 53:08 | |||
| Label | Metropolis | |||
| Producer | John Nash | |||
| Electric Six chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Heartbeats and Brainwaves | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Classic Rock | [2] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[3] |
A video for "Psychic Visions" starring Dick Valentine and directed by Justin J. Lowe was uploaded on April 30, 2012, marking the band's first video for three years.[5]
Production
editThe album was the first time that Johnny Na$hinal, the band's guitarist, produced one of their records.[6] He would go on to produce every subsequent Electric Six album except for 2018's Bride of the Devil.
It made heavy use of the band's home studios for recording sessions.[7] However, professional recording studios were still used, especially when recording the female backing vocals.[8]
Unusually for the band (whose songs are typically written by Valentine), he asked each member of the band to submit at least two songs to the album, with some submitting three.[9]
In an interview with St. Louis Magazine, Dick Valentine revealed that he wrote the album's opening track, "Psychic Visions", after seeing the words on a neon sign in Brooklyn.[10] Speaking to Michigan Live, he stated that they tried not to overthink the album and revealed that the band wrote the song "Eye Contact" "in the span of like one hour".[11]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Tyler Spencer.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Psychic Visions" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "French Bacon" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Gridlock!" | 3:14 |
| 4. | "It Gets Hot" | 3:51 |
| 5. | "The Intergalactic Version" | 3:11 |
| 6. | "Interchangeable Knife" | 2:32 |
| 7. | "Food Dog" | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Hello! I See You!" | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Bleed for the Artist" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "We Use the Same Products" | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Eye Contact" | 4:13 |
| 12. | "Free Samples" | 4:20 |
| 13. | "I Go Through Phases" | 3:44 |
| 14. | "Heartbeats and Brainwaves" | 5:00 |
Personnel
edit- Dick Valentine – vocals
- Tait Nucleus? – synthesizer
- The Colonel – guitar
- Johnny Na$hinal – guitar
- Percussion World – drums
- Smorgasbord – bass
- Andy D. – vocals (track 4)
- E. Abbott Joñes – vocals (track 6)
- She Bits – background vocals (track 6)
- Adam Cox – musician
- Audrey Cichocki – musician
- Chad Thompson – musician
- Liz Whittman – musician
- Jason Pearce – musician
- Mark Mallman – musician
- Renata Del Signore – musician
References
edit- ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Heartbeats and Brainwaves – Electric Six | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ Stubbs, David (December 18, 2011). "Electric Six: Heartbeats and Brainwaves". Classic Rock. Retrieved April 16, 2024 – via Loudersound.
- ^ Schiller, Mike (November 7, 2011). "Electric Six: Heartbeats and Brainwaves". PopMatters. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Innovative Pop, Rock and Electronic Music – Metropolis Records". Metropolis-mailorder.com. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ "Electric Six". Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ^ "Charged Up: Detroit's Electric Six". Hour Detroit. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Interview: Electric Six". GoldenPlec. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Dick Valentine of Electric 6 on Their New Record, Sasha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury and the Stock Market". OC Weekly. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Electric Six attempts to extricate old sound". Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Danger! High Voltage!: Interview with Dick Valentine of Electric Six". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Electric Six thrives on originality". Michigan Live. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
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