Length 49:10 Release date 9 October 2012 Genre Orchestral pop | Artist The Flowers of Hell Label Spectralite | |
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Released October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09) Producers Greg Jarvis, Peter J. Moore Similar Come Hell or High Water, The Flowers of Hell, "O" | ||
Released in late 2012, Odes is the fourth studio album from The Flowers of Hell. It is a covers record and the first release from the group to feature vocals and verse-chorus-verse song structures. It was premiered by Lou Reed, who opened the twelfth and final episode of his New York Shuffle radio show praising the group and airing three songs in a row, O Superheroin (a marriage of Laurie Anderson's O Superman and Lou Reed's Heroin), Mr. Tambourine Man (re-imagined to sound like The Velvet Underground circa 1967), and Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft.
Contents
The group collaborated with Czech dissident musician Ivo Pospíšil (DG 307, The Plastic People of the Universe, Půlnoc) on a reworking of the Prague underground classic Muchomůrky Bílé, and with British Sea Power's Neil Wilkinson and Abi Fry (a founding member of The Flowers of Hell and two times Mercury Prize nominee) on Fleetwood Mac's Over And Over.
Track listing
- Avery Island / April 1st (Neutral Milk Hotel) - 1:23
- Atmosphere (Joy Division) - 4:38
- Muchomůrky Bílé (Destroying Angel) (Plastic People of The Universe) - 3:47
- Walk On The Wild Side (Lou Reed) - 3:30
- Run Run Run (The Velvet Underground) - 4:27
- The Last Beat of My Heart (Siouxsie and the Banshees) - 3:51
- Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan) - 4:02
- Super-Electric (Stereolab) - 3:56
- O Superheroin (O Superman by Laurie Anderson / Heroin by Lou Reed) - 4:36
- Over And Over (Fleetwood Mac) - 4:19
- Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (Klaatu) - 5:03
- On A Swirling Ship (Greg Jarvis) - 2:57
Bonus Tracks
- The Last Beat of My Heart (Orchestral Mix) (Siouxsie and the Banshees) - 3:44
- No Side To Fall In (The Raincoats) - 1:48
Personnel
Songs
1Avery Island/ April 1st1:22
2Atmosphere4:36
3Muchomůrky Bílé (Destroying Angel)3:43