Electric Version

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

Professional ratings
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]
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/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.

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,^[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

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

References

1. "Reviews for Electric Version by The New Pornographers". Metacritic. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
2. Wilson, MacKenzie. "Electric Version – The New Pornographers". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
3. "The New Pornographers: Electric Version". Alternative Press (180): 112. July 2003.
4. Smith, RJ (May 2003). "New Pornographers: Electric Version". Blender (16): 122. Archived from the original on October 27, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
5. Raftery, Brian M. (May 9, 2003). "Electric Version". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
6. Simpson, Dave (May 9, 2003). "New Pornographers: Electric Version". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
7. LeMay, Matt (May 6, 2003). "The New Pornographers: Electric Version". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
8. "The New Pornographers: Electric Version". Rolling Stone: 135. May 15, 2003.
9. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 583. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
10. "The New Pornographers – Electric Version". Uncut. June 1, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
11. Christgau, Robert (June 24, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Diffusion Rools". The Village Voice. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
12. "Pazz & Jop 2003: Critics Poll". Robert Christgau. 2004-02-17. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
13. "Best Music of 2003 | #16-20 < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
14. "Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums, Songs Of The ’00s". Stereogum. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
15. Chris, Kohler (2007-10-29). "Remember: Rock Band's Set List Is What You Make It". Wired Blog. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
16. "Harmonix Music Systems". The A.V. Club. 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-07-19.

External links

• Electric Version at Metacritic