Electric Version
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| Electric Version | ||||
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| File:The New Pornographers Electric Version.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by The New Pornographers | ||||
| Released | 6 May 2003 | |||
| Recorded | November 2001 – October 2002 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 46:41 | |||
| Label | Mint Matador |
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| Producer | The New Pornographers | |||
| The New Pornographers chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Press |  [3] |
| Blender | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A–[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.1/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [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/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.[12][13] In 2009, the album ranked #79 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the Decade".[14] The title track is featured on the Rock Band game disc.
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,[15] after narrowly avoiding being cut.[16]
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
Production
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