The Black Magic Show
| The Black Magic Show | ||||
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| Released | April 20, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk revival, indie rock | |||
| Length | 41:41 | |||
| Producer | Don Gilmore | |||
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The Black Magic Show is the second and final album by the American indie rock band Elefant. It peaked at #14 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[1]
The third track, "Lolita", is based loosely on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Nabokov.[2]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 55/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Pitchfork | 3.6/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[6] |
| Prefix | 4/10[7] |
The Black Magic Show was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 55 based on 10 reviews.[3]
Writing for AllMusic, MacKenzie Wilson explained: "While this album doesn't do anything drastic on an artistic level, The Black Magic Show does feature some danceable style. A little more sincerity and a little less swagger might have been nice, though."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Diego Garcia
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Magic Show" | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Sirens" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Lolita" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "The Clown" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Uh Oh Hello" | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Why" | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Brasil" | 2:57 |
| 8. | "My Apology" | 3:30 |
| 9. | "The Lunatic" | 3:24 |
| 10. | "It's a Shame" | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Don't Wait" | 4:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Allison" | 3:31 |
| 13. | "A-Oh Hello" | 3:08 |
| 14. | "Stay" (Acoustic version) | 3:31 |
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] | 14 |
References
- ^ "Artist chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
- ^ Spaner, Whitney (March 27, 2006). "Elefant - The Black Magic Show (review)". Papermag. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Wilson, MacKenzie. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Hogan, Marc (February 13, 2006). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Price, Marc (April 18, 2006). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Prefix Magazine Review". Prefix Magazine. April 25, 2006. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Elefant - Tower Records" (in Japanese). Tower.jp. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Elefant Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
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