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Electric Version
Rock · 2003 · 14 tracks

Electric Version

The New Pornographers

A sugar-rush of hyper-melodic indie rock. Dense vocal harmonies and shimmering synths collide in a relentless display of power pop craftsmanship.

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It's like a giant neon sign made of perfect pop melodies and three-part harmonies.

An unrelenting surge of melodic optimism and high-voltage creative energy.

Electric Version · vs · The New Pornographers
Summer+2.2σ

Summer saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
The Electric Version
02
From Blown Speakers
03
The Laws Have Changed
04
The End of Medicine
05
Loose Translation
06
Chump Change
07
All for Swinging You Around
08
The New Face of Zero and One
09
Testament to Youth in Verse
10
It’s Only Divine Right
11
Ballad of a Comeback Kid
12
July Jones
13
Miss Teen Wordpower
14
Turn
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive vocal hand-off between Neko Case and Carl Newman on the title track
That jagged, distorted synth hook that opens The Laws Have Changed with immediate urgency
The massive, multi-tracked 'oh-oh-oh' harmonies that anchor the bridge of Testament to Youth in Verse
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