Electric Version
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| Studio album by The New Pornographers | ||||
| Released | May 6, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | November 2001–October 2002 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 46:41 | |||
| Label | Mint Records Matador Records |
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| Producer | The New Pornographers | |||
| The New Pornographers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Austin Chronicle |  [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.1/10)[5] |
| PopMatters | (positive)[6] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
Electric Version is the second studio album by the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. It was released on Matador/Mint on May 6, 2003.
Electric Version was listed at #7 in the Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll of 2003 and #20 in the PopMatters Best Music of 2003 list.[11][12] In 2009, the album ranked #79 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the Decade".[13]
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Carl Newman except as noted.
- "The Electric Version" – 2:53
- "From Blown Speakers" – 2:49
- "The Laws Have Changed" – 3:26
- "The End of Medicine" – 2:37
- "Loose Translation" – 2:59
- "Chump Change" (Dan Bejar) – 4:18
- "All for Swinging You Around" – 3:42
- "The New Face of Zero and One" – 4:11
- "Testament to Youth in Verse" (Dan Bejar) – 3:57
- "It's Only Divine Right" – 4:11
- "Ballad of a Comeback Kid" (Dan Bejar) – 3:51
- "July Jones" – 4:18
- "Miss Teen Wordpower" – 3:23
- "Turn" (bonus track on Japanese release)
"The Electric Version" is included as a playable song in the video game Rock Band,[14] after narrowly avoiding being cut.[15]
[edit] Personnel
- Carl Newman – vocals, guitar, keyboards, melodeon
- Neko Case – vocals
- John Collins – bass, baritone guitar, keyboards
- Blaine Thurier – keyboards
- Kurt Dahle – drums, percussion, vocals, double bass
- Todd Fancey – guitar, keyboards
- Dan Bejar (secret member) – vocals
- Nora O'Connor – additional vocals
- Tim Sars – saxophone
- Monica Cattaway – violin
- Nyla Rainey – cello
[edit] Production
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Austin Chronicle review
- ^ Blender review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
- ^ Uncut review
- ^ "Pazz & Jop 2003: Critics Poll". Robert Christgau. 2004-02-17. http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres03.php. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Best Music of 2003 | #16-20 < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. http://www.popmatters.com/music/best2003/index-16-20.shtml. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums, Songs Of The ’00s". Stereogum. http://stereogum.com/105081/rolling_stones_100_best_albums_songs_of_the_00s/list/. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ Chris, Kohler (2007-10-29). "Remember: Rock Band's Set List Is What You Make It". Wired Blog. http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/10/remember-rock-1.html. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "Harmonix Music Systems". 2008-07-19. http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/harmonix_music_systems/3. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
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