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Mass Suicide Occult Figurines

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Mass Suicide Occult Figurines
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 11, 2000
GenreIndie rock
Length33:47
LabelBarsuk
John Vanderslice chronology
The Dream Is Over
(1999)
Mass Suicide Occult Figurines
(2000)
Time Travel Is Lonely
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[2]
Pitchfork8.1/10[3]

Mass Suicide Occult Figurines is the debut album by John Vanderslice, released in 2000.[4] It is named after a line in Neutral Milk Hotel's "Song Against Sex".

Reception

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In anticipation of Vanderslice's fourth album Cellar Door, CMJ New Music Monthly's Louis Miller described the album as "a perfectly disjointed pop album."[5] Exclaim! wrote that "Vanderslice uses a mix of traditional rock instrumentation spiced with the occasional strings to bring his pop visions to life."[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Confusion Boats"3:42
2."Speed Lab"3:28
3."Bill Gates Must Die"3:43
4."Ambition"3:25
5."Josie Anderson"2:21
6."Interlude"2:26
7."Big Band Stars"4:15
8."Gruesome Details"2:11
9."And What Did You Do Today"1:57
10."Foothills of My Mind"3:51
11."Mass Suicide Occult Figurines"2:27

References

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  1. ^ Mass Suicide Occult Figurines - John Vanderslice | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-05-13
  2. ^ "Music Review: 'Mass Suicide Occult Figurines'". EW.com.
  3. ^ "John Vanderslice: Mass Suicide Occult Figurines". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  4. ^ "John Vanderslice | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Louis Miller (19 January 2004). "Spotlight: John Vanderslice". CMJ New Music Monthly. New York, NY: ChangeMusic Network.
  6. ^ "John Vanderslice Mass Suicide Occult Figurines | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.