Electric Version
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| 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 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Alternative Press |  |
| Blender | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| The Guardian | |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.1/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Uncut | |
| The Village Voice | B+ |
Electric Version is the second studio album by Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. It was released on Matador Records and Mint Records on May 6, 2003.
Electric Version placed at number seven in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop poll of 2003 and was ranked at number 20 on PopMatters' Best Music of 2003 list. In 2009, the album ranked number 79 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the Decade".
"The Electric Version" is included as a playable song in the video game Rock Band, after narrowly avoiding being cut.
All songs written by Carl Newman, except as noted.
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