Myth Takes
| Myth Takes | ||||
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| Studio album by !!! | ||||
| Released | March 5, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Dance-punk | |||
| Length | 48:20 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Justin Van Der Volgen, The Brothers | |||
| !!! chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk.net | (74%) [2] |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Alternative Press |  [4] |
| Drowned in Sound | (9/10) [5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10) [7] |
| Rockfeedback | [8] |
| Sonic Frontiers | (8.5/10) [9] |
| Stylus Magazine | A− [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
Myth Takes is the third album by !!!. The album was released on March 5, 2007.[12] It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, and features drummer Jerry Fuchs. Early limited edition copies of the CD version of the album came with a second disc containing three remixes.
The first single was "Heart of Hearts", which was released as a free download and a limited vinyl picture disc on February 19, 2007.[13] A video has been made for "Must Be the Moon" by Ben Dickinson.[14] "Must Be the Moon" was released as a single on May 14, 2007 (June 5, 2007 in North America). It is only available as a digital download and 12" vinyl.[15]
The song "All My Heroes Are Weirdos" is available in the video games Tony Hawk's Proving Ground and FIFA 08. In addition, the Still Going to the Roadhouse mix of "Yadnus" appears on the Radio Broker radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV. The album art was created by artist Kevin Hooyman, a friend of the band. The song "Must Be the Moon" was featured in a 2010 Cartoon Network bumper.
A poster advertising this album is prominently featured on the wall of the basement apartment that forms the setting of the British sitcom The IT Crowd.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Myth Takes" | 2:24 |
| 2. | "All My Heroes Are Weirdos" | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Must Be the Moon" | 5:56 |
| 4. | "A New Name" | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Heart of Hearts" | 6:02 |
| 6. | "Sweet Life" | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Yadnus" | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Bend Over Beethoven" | 8:06 |
| 9. | "Break in Case of Anything" | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Infinifold" | 5:11 |
Total length: |
48:20 | |
| Bonus disc | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Myth Takes" (Acouth Take) | 2:14 |
| 2. | "Bend Over Beethoven" (Original Nashville Jam) | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Heart of Hearts" (The Brothers Mix) | 5:43 |
Personnel
- Band members
- Mario Andreoni – guitars, bass guitar, some keyboard, some percussion
- Nic Offer – vocals, keyboards, some guitars
- Tyler Pope – guitars, bass guitar, synths, drum programming
- John Pugh – vocals, drums, some bass, some percussion
- Justin van der Volgen – bass
- Allan Wilson – horns, synth, percussion
- Gerhardt Fuchs – drums
- Additional musicians
- Jonno Lee, David Weiss, Joseph Baldbridge, Dayvan Duronslet, John Blake – drum corps on "All My Heroes Are Weirdos"
- Shannon Funchess – vocals on "Heart of Hearts"
- Jared Samuel clavinet on "Heart of Hearts"
- Eric Emm – E bow on "Infinifold"
- Olivia Mori – vocals on "Infinifold"
- Phyllis Forbes, Molly Schnick, Madeline Davies – vocals on "Break in Case of Anything"
- Amy Cimini – viola on "Infinifold"
- Heather Sommerlad, Lori Told, Alex Powell, Adele Mori – strings on "Yadnus"
References
- ↑ "Myth Takes". Metacritic. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ↑ !!! - Myth Takes - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net
- ↑ Myth Takes at AllMusic
- ↑ // ALTERNATIVE PRESS MAGAZINE \\ at the Wayback Machine (archived October 30, 2007)
- ↑ Drowned in Sound - Reviews - Albums - !!! - Myth Takes at the Wayback Machine (archived March 9, 2007)
- ↑ !!!, Myth Takes | Music | The Guardian
- ↑ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: !!!: Myth Takes
- ↑ rockfeedback.com - a new view on music - !!! – Myth Takes (Warp) at the Wayback Machine (archived October 23, 2007)
- ↑ !!! (Chk Chk Chk): Myth Takes: Album Review @ SonicFrontiers.net at the Wayback Machine (archived September 28, 2007)
- ↑ !!! - Myth Takes - Review - Stylus Magazine
- ↑ Myth Takes : !!! : Review : Rolling Stone at the Wayback Machine (archived December 22, 2009)
- ↑ "!!! News". !!!. November 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
- ↑ "!!! News". Warp Records. February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- ↑ "Pitchfork interview". Pitchfork Media. January 21, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- ↑ "Myth Takes". chkchkchk.net. April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
External links
- Official site at Warp Records
- !!! discography at MusicBrainz
- !!! at MySpace