Spirit Phone

Another Neil Cicierega album? Man it's like I'm a young man again. Cabinet Man is infectious as hell! a fine internet time.

If life was Nintendo it would sound like this

I like it, it is different and interesting. Kind of takes me back to the 80s. Someone commented that the album was too long. It's 59 minutes long - which is a standard album in the 2010s-2020s. The bonus material doesn't count - it's BONUS - if you like it and want more, then listen to it. It isn't part of the actual album. I'll give it a solid 4/5. Thanks to the submitter. :)

Very synth-y. Reminds me a bit of They Might Be Giants, only darker. I enjoyed it. 4 stars.

This album reminds me a bit of Bo Burnham in that it's comedic pop rock from a dude that made it big through viral videos on the internet. Lemon Demon were the band responsible for that viral video "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" in 2005. The whole album is like that. Kinda catchy pop music that doesn't take itself too seriously. Full of NES sounds and electronica, but not so much as to be annoying. It's not bad. Favourite songs: Angelfire, Touch-Tone Telephone, Cabinet Man, Pizza Heroes, Sweet Bod, When He Died, I Earn My Life, Reaganomics, Angry People, Crisis Actors, Geocities Least favourite songs: Spiral of Ants 4/5

It sounds more 80s than any 80s artist ever did. I haven't heard Nik Kershaw in ages, but it reminds me of him. And of old computer games. It's fun synth pop. The lyrics don't match the vibe of the music at all, but that's cool.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Touch-touch telephone, I earn my life

Neil Cicierega— I’m pretty fond of his mashup albums but haven’t heard much of Lemon Demon. I had a friend in university who swore by him though, so this one’s for you m8 Hm I apparently already saved "Spiral of Ants" to my 'Favourite' Apple Music playlist like a year ago, but it was like listening to it for the first time >_< Phew that was a lot, but I can finally 100% confirm he can make good songs beyond sampledelic shitposts. If it wasn't clear with the Mouth series, Neil is haunted by the 1980's. I'm glad it comes across in this project as well. I will save the bonus tracks for another day, as two hours of Lemon Demon at once may be too much HL: "Touch-Tone Telephone", "When He Died", "Eighth Wonder", "Reaganomics", "Spiral of Ants" June 18, 2026

Jäkligt snyggt omslag. Musiken är inte heller så pjåkigt. Dock minuspoäng på att albumet är evighetslång.

Always let Neil cook

Neil Cicierega is just such a creative person. This music is something I would never search for myself, but kinda enjoyed the album

So here we go - more nerd music. Look, it's OK. There's some method to it. If you heard They Might Be Giants when you were 12 or 13, and maybe you were the sort of kid who did maths challenges for fun, then you need this kind of music in your life. You are soothed and comforted by the almost cynical catchiness of it. And that's fine. Seriously, it's OK. I also found Ultimate Showdown Of Ultimate Destiny very catchy - for the couple of minutes it runs for. This, though, is an hour and three quarters long. Sure, whatever, everything after track 14 is listed as a bonus track and therefore I won't listen to it, but yeah... A whole album of nerdgasm is way, way way too much, and a whole album with another album's worth of "bonus" tracks sellotaped onto it is escaping into the realm of mental torture. Somebody really should have told him "no".

Hot garbage

I didn't realise that an album could be intensely irritating in a good way. Reminds me of Mansun and Prefab Sprout, but playful and a bit more 8-bit. Goes all over the place but is somehow gestalt. I love saying gestalt at the moment. I don't really know what it means.

Second Neil Cicierega album. A better showcase of his actual talent than the Shrek mashup album (although I probably think that's still the better "user list submission" since it's really fucking funny to unleash 40 minutes of Smash Mouth samples on unsuspecting users). Lots of fun, even if some songs end up sounding way too similar. Even ignoring all the bonus tracks, would have probably been for the better if this was like 10 minutes shorter. That being said, the first three track run is really good and I will absolutely have "Cabinet Man" stuck in my head for the rest of the week. Strong 3/5. Needs more Full House samples.

Indietronica, pop, synth-pop, synthpunk, geek rock. Ni fu ni fa.

I applaud the intention but it really hails from the 80s. Sounded bitty and uninspiring which is the fine line between genius and just pretty good.

Fun to see another Cicierega LP on the list, giving us both Neil’s shitpost and serious sides in equal measure here on the list. Per usual, the composition here is insane - the man has such a gift for writing synth lines that sound alive, dancing over exceptional instrumentals. I do feel the editing is lacking on this one, though, as most tracks seem to overstay their welcome by a chorus or two. Still listened to all the bonus tracks however, and had a great time taking in some excellent composition and tongue-in-cheek styling on this LP. Perhaps not fully 1001 worthy, but a good listen nonetheless.

I want to like this one more than I do… it falls into that sort of manic, videogame-adjacent category that can be hit or miss for me. I didn’t hate it but didn’t love it, but it has a lot of moments I feel like I might like more if I listened more.

You need to calm down theater person pop music

Like if Oingo Boing never left quirky new wave 80s for their darker 90s. And then like if Danny Elfman ever said “i can has cheezeborger?”

Was this not on the original list? Guess not, don't know what I am equating it with

Truly bizarre new wave

I don’t know what this was other than long. I think I didn’t mind it.

I will always write this when albums are ridiculously long. Nobody must create an album of almost two hours of music. Nobody is so talented to create so many great songs. I got so tired I was waiting for this to finish. I would have given it one more star, but I am removing due to ridiculous length.