Electric Version
| Electric Version | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 6 May 2003 | |||
| Recorded | November 2001 – October 2002 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, power pop, post-punk revival | |||
| Length | 46:41 | |||
| Label | Mint, Matador | |||
| Producer | The New Pornographers | |||
| The New Pornographers chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Press | 4/5[3] |
| Blender |  [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
| The Village Voice | B+[11] |
Electric Version is the second studio album by Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. It was released on Matador Records and Mint Records on May 6, 2003.
Electric Version placed at number seven in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop poll of 2003 and was ranked at number 20 on PopMatters' Best Music of 2003 list.[12][13] In 2009, the album ranked number 79 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the Decade".[14]
"The Electric Version" is included as a playable song in the video game Rock Band,[15] after narrowly avoiding being cut.[16]
As of 2009, sales in the United States have exceeded 113,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[17]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written and sung by Carl Newman, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Electric Version" | 2:53 | |
| 2. | "From Blown Speakers" | 2:49 | |
| 3. | "The Laws Have Changed" | Neko Case, Newman | 3:26 |
| 4. | "The End of Medicine" | 2:37 | |
| 5. | "Loose Translation" | 2:59 | |
| 6. | "Chump Change" (Dan Bejar) | Bejar | 4:18 |
| 7. | "All for Swinging You Around" | Case | 3:42 |
| 8. | "The New Face of Zero and One" | Case, Newman | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Testament to Youth in Verse" (Bejar) | Bejar | 3:57 |
| 10. | "It's Only Divine Right" | 4:11 | |
| 11. | "Ballad of a Comeback Kid" (Bejar) | Bejar | 3:51 |
| 12. | "July Jones" | 4:18 | |
| 13. | "Miss Teen Wordpower" | Case, Newman | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 46:41 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Turn" | 3:52 |
Personnel[edit]
- Musicians
- 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
- Production
References[edit]
- ^ "Reviews for Electric Version by The New Pornographers". Metacritic. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Electric Version – The New Pornographers". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "The New Pornographers: Electric Version". Alternative Press (180): 112. July 2003.
- ^ Smith, RJ (May 2003). "New Pornographers: Electric Version". Blender (16): 122. Archived from the original on October 27, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ Raftery, Brian M. (May 9, 2003). "Electric Version". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (May 9, 2003). "New Pornographers: Electric Version". The Guardian. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ LeMay, Matt (May 6, 2003). "The New Pornographers: Electric Version". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (May 15, 2003). "The New Pornographers: Electric Version". Rolling Stone. p. 135. Archived from the original on March 28, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (2004). "The New Pornographers". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 583. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "The New Pornographers – Electric Version". Uncut (73): 98. June 2003. Archived from the original on August 28, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 24, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Diffusion Rools". The Village Voice. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "The 2003 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. February 17, 2004. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ "Best Music of 2003 | #16–20". PopMatters. December 17, 2003. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ "100 Best Albums of the 2000s". Rolling Stone. July 11, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ Kohler, Chris (October 29, 2007). "Remember: Rock Band's Set List Is What You Make It". Wired. Retrieved November 3, 2007.
- ^ Dahlen, Chris (July 17, 2008). "Harmonix Music Systems". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
- ^ "Billboard". 2009-02-14.
External links[edit]
- Electric Version at Discogs (list of releases)
- Electric Version at Metacritic
