''Odyssey'' is the second full-length album by electroclash duo and performance troupe

Fischerspooner Fischerspooner were an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in Chicago after meeting in school. The name is a combination of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner. Career Originally a duo formed by classi ...

, 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 Electroclash (also known as synthcore, retro-electro, tech-pop, nouveau disco, and the new new wave) is a genre of music that fuses 1980s electro, new wave and synth-pop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) ...

scene, Fischerspooner changed their musical direction, and created ''Odyssey'' as more of a synthpop record. The album features several guest contributors such as

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's guitarist

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, Mirwais and

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. 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.

Critical reception

''Odyssey'' received generally favorable reviews. The album holds a score of 70 out of 100 on the review aggregator website

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Track listing

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Singles

References

2005 albums Fischerspooner albums Albums produced by Tony Hoffer Albums produced by Victor Van Vugt {{2000s-electronic-album-stub