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- Summary: The Vancouver, Canada indie supergroup attempts to duplicate the success of 2000's 'Mass Romantic' with this sophomore release. Neko Case returns to handle vocal duties.
- Record Label: Matador / Mint
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Pop
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From Blown Speakers | |
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When the contact high from the real-life adventures wear off, You find in the tiny moments that bomb, your old files rain down from the sky. And... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 22
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Mixed: 2 out of 22
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Negative: 0 out of 22
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Entertainment WeeklyElectric Version may be a bit less delirious at times, but it's still christened with that same sort of mystical, pop-hook abracadabra that results in happily ingratiating tunes. [9 May 2003, p.76]
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The lyrics might not make much sense, and there's nothing groundbreaking here, but with songs as ridiculously catchy and fun as these, who cares?
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What's the point in complaining that Electric Version doesn't offer enough of one of its countless good things? The only thrill missing here is the enviable joy of hearing New Pornographers for the first time.
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Electric Version is an enjoyable and easy listen, chock-full of hungry hooks and brimming with indie rock's classic humility.
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It's an album's worth of smart, solid pop music that lingers in the memory.
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Nothing here approaches the pop perfection of Romantic's "Letter From An Occupant," but songs like Newman's "The Laws Have Changed" and Bejar's spirited "Testament to Youth in Verse" nonetheless add weight to one of the year's strongest and unabashed pure-pop releases.
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The main, fundamental problem with this album is that as good as the melodies are, it really does fall flat in trying to get you to feel anything.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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GinaPApr 12, 2007
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JaredFeb 20, 2006Maybe not so Duh! that it's a 10 but this band to me is perfection.
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MiloMJul 3, 2003
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BenDSep 23, 2005With song after song of bouncy pop goodness, Electirc Version will brighten up anyone's day.
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IanGJan 8, 2004
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LukeM.May 14, 2003
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