| Product Summary | | Label: Matador Records | | UPC: 00744861055129 | | Release Date: 5/6/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60597134 | | Item#: MV3PSV | Format:  CD |
|
|
|
|
| Song Listing |  |
Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Electric Version, The ~ The New Pornographers |  | | 2. From Blown Speakers ~ The New Pornographers | | | 3. Laws Have Changed, The ~ The New Pornographers | | | 4. End Of Medicine, The ~ The New Pornographers | | | 5. Loose Translation ~ The New Pornographers | | | 6. Chump Change ~ The New Pornographers | | | 7. All For Swinging You Around ~ The New Pornographers | | | 8. New Face Of Zero And One, The ~ The New Pornographers | | | 9. Testament To Youth In Verse ~ The New Pornographers | | | 10. It's Only Divine Right ~ The New Pornographers | | | 11. Ballad Of A Comeback Kid ~ The New Pornographers | | | 12. July Jones ~ The New Pornographers | | | 13. Miss Teen Wordpower ~ The New Pornographers | |
|
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | The New Pornographers: Carl Newman (vocals, guitar, keyboards, melodion); Neko Case (vocals); Todd Fancey (guitar, keyboards); John Collins (baritone guitar, bass, keyboards); Blaine Thurier (keyboards); Kurt Dahle (double bass, drums, percussion, background vocals). | | Additional personnel: Dan Bejar, Nora O'Connor (vocals); Monica Chattway (violin); Nyla Rainey (cello); Tim Sars (saxophone). | | Recorded at The Factory and JC/DC Studios, Vancouver, Canada between November 2001 & October 2002. | | Personnel: Carl Newman (vocals, guitar, melodion, keyboards); Kurt Dahle (vocals, double bass, drums, percussion); Neko Case, Nora O'Connor, Daniel Bejar (vocals); Todd Fancey (guitar, keyboards); John Collins (baritone guitar, keyboards); Blaine Thurier (keyboards). | | Audio Mixers: The New Pornographers; John Collins; Howard Redekopp. | | Recording information: DC Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (11/2001-10/2002); Jc (11/2001-10/2002); Kingsize Audio, Chicago, IL (11/2001-10/2002); The Factory (11/2001-10/2002). | | Photographers: Chris Buck; Neko Case. | | With alt-country chanteuse Neko Case periodically joining forces with members of Zumpano and Destroyer, the New Pornographers ply their trade as a sort of indie-rock supergroup. Their sophomore album ELECTRIC VERSION finds the sextet, (septet if you count secret member Dan Bejar), roaming the sunny slopes of power-popdom using chiming harmonies, cheesy keyboards, and punchy guitars as their guideposts. Jittery synths and hooting background vocals make "Chump Change" very Redd Kross-like, power chords and a thumping beat transform "The Laws Have Changed" into a perfect surf-driven new wave song, and the stunning coda in "Testament to Youth in Verse" rings with the beauty of early era Bee Gees. Like fellow Canadians Sloan, this Vancouver-based outfit also has a knack for pumping out guitar-driven Cheap Trick-like pop, and on this collection of songs, the apex is the relentlessly swaggering "It's Only Divine Right." With ELECTRIC VERSION, The New Pornographers once again prove themselves plugged into the mechanics of perfectly rendered power pop. |
Producer: The New Pornographers |
| | Artist Overview | | Indie rockers with a sound that pays homage to classic power pop and New Wave, the Canadian band the New Pornographers made a major impact with their 2000 debut album, MASS ROMANTIC. Something of an indie supergroup, the band includes members of Zumpano as well as alt-country songstress Neko Case. Despite leader A.C. Newman releasing a critically acclaimed solo album and Case maintaining only a guest-star status, the band remained intact and fulfilled the promise of its debut with subsequent records and tours. |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/06/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 551 | | Label : Matador (record label) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00744861055129 |
|
| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (12/25/03, p.109)
- Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2003"Rolling Stone (5/15/03, p.135)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...Perfect harmonies, revved-up guitars and rinky-dink keyboards....ELECTRIC VERSION will no doubt prove one of the year's best summertime rock records..." Entertainment Weekly (5/9/03, p.76)
- "...Perfect for anyone who appreciates both Shoes and Nu Shooz..." - Rating - A- Uncut (6/03, p.98)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...The songs of chief Pornographer Carl Newman surge with contagious power pop energy and wit....Classic pop has seldom sounded so much fun..." The Wire (6/03, p.74)
- "...Their songs are predictably primed with enough catchy hooks to pull you into a web of upbeat optimism..." CMJ (5/503, p.10)
- "...Vancouver's premier indie-rock supergroup has perfected a nifty trick: writing songs with hooks the Beatles would be proud of, giving them ornate, Beach Boys-style baroque pop arrangements, and playing them with all the pent-up energy of early Elvis Costello..." |
|
| |
|
|
