Odyssey (Fischerspooner album)

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.

Odyssey
Studio album by Fischerspooner
Released	April 5, 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Electroclash, synth-pop, electropop
Length	51:26
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
"Just Let Go" Released: 2005 "Never Win" Released: July 20, 2005[1] "A Kick In The Teeth/All We Are" Released: November 2005 "We Need a War" Released: March 2006[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Pitchfork Media	(7.3/10)[6]
PopMatters	[7]
Rolling Stone	[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just Let Go"	Warren Fischer, Casey Spooner	4:15
2.	"Cloud"	Fischer, Spooner, Eric Erlandson, John Wolfington	3:33
3.	"Never Win"	Fischer, Spooner, Kyle "Slick" Johnson	4:00
4.	"A Kick in the Teeth"	Fischer, Spooner, Linda Perry	4:21
5.	"Everything to Gain"	Fischer, Spooner, Nicolas Vernhes	4:13
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, Spooner	3:27
9.	"Happy"	Fischer, Spooner, Perry, Vernhes	4:01
10.	"Ritz 107"	Fischer, Spooner, Vernhes	4:36
11.	"All We Are"	Fischer, Spooner, Perry, Vernhes	4:41
12.	"◯" (Circle (Vision Creation New Sun); Boredoms cover)	Boredoms	6:35

US limited edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Down Up" (Featuring Lizzy Yoder)

UK first pressing, and US and Australian limited editions bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Just Let Go" (Thin White Duke remix)

Japan limited edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
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

Single	Chart (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

References

1. "Retrieved 2010-05-23". Discogs.com. 2005-08-24. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
2. "Retrieved 2010-05-23". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
3. "Odyssey by Fischerspooner". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
4. Jeffries, David (2005-04-05). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
5. Dorian Lynskey (2005-04-08). "The Guardian review". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
6. Pitchfork Media review Archived January 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
7. Schabe, Patrick. "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
8. Rolling Stone review Archived May 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
9. "Retrieved 2010-05-25". Metacritic.com. 2005-04-05. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
10. Album Chart Search Retrieved 2010-05-23.
11. Zobbel.de Artist Search Retrieved 2010-05-23.
12. Billboard.com artist search Retrieved 2010-05-23.
13. Allmusic Album Charts Retrieved 2010-05-23.
14. "Retrieved 2010-05-23". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-06-01.