Electric Version

Electric Version
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
Producer	The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers chronology
Mass Romantic (2000) Electric Version (2003) Twin Cinema (2005)

Professional ratings
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]

Track listing

All songs written by Carl Newman except as noted.

1. "The Electric Version" – 2:53
2. "From Blown Speakers" – 2:49
3. "The Laws Have Changed" – 3:26
4. "The End of Medicine" – 2:37
5. "Loose Translation" – 2:59
6. "Chump Change" (Dan Bejar) – 4:18
7. "All for Swinging You Around" – 3:42
8. "The New Face of Zero and One" – 4:11
9. "Testament to Youth in Verse" (Dan Bejar) – 3:57
10. "It's Only Divine Right" – 4:11
11. "Ballad of a Comeback Kid" (Dan Bejar) – 3:51
12. "July Jones" – 4:18
13. "Miss Teen Wordpower" – 3:23
14. "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]

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

• The New Pornographers - Producer
• Howard Redekopp - Engineer, Mixer

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Austin Chronicle review
3. ^ Blender review
4. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
5. ^ Pitchfork Media review
6. ^ PopMatters review
7. ^ Robert Christgau review
8. ^ Rolling Stone review
9. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
10. ^ Uncut review
11. ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres03.php
12. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/music/best2003/index-16-20.shtml
13. ^ http://stereogum.com/105081/rolling_stones_100_best_albums_songs_of_the_00s/list/
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. 
15. ^ "Harmonix Music Systems". 2008-07-19. http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/harmonix_music_systems/3. Retrieved 2008-07-19. 

External links

• Electric Version at Metacritic