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Élan Vital (album)

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Élan Vital
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 4, 2006
Recorded2005
Genre
Length42:03
LabelMatador Records
ProducerColin Stewart
Pretty Girls Make Graves chronology
The New Romance
(2003)
Élan Vital
(2006)

Élan Vital is the third studio album by Pretty Girls Make Graves, released by Matador Records on March 4, 2006 in Australia, on April 3, 2006 in Europe, and April 11, 2006 in the US. It is the first album with new keyboardist Leona Marrs.

The title is based on the philosophical idea, élan vital.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolutepunk.net(85%) link
AllMusic link
Alternative Press5/5[1]
Now[2]
Pitchfork6.4/10[3]
Paste(favorable)[4]

Composition

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Pitchfork saw Élan Vital continue the group's "angular, studio-polished" fusion of emo, math rock and punk.[3]

Track listing

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  1. "The Nocturnal House" – 4:04
  2. "Pyrite Pedestal" – 3:26
  3. "The Number" – 3:09
  4. "Parade" – 2:40
  5. "Domino" – 3:38
  6. "Interlude" – 1:18
  7. "The Magic Hour" – 3:16
  8. "Selling the Wind" – 3:54
  9. "Pearls on a Plate" – 3:46
  10. "Pictures of a Night Scene" – 2:52
  11. "Wildcat" – 3:11
  12. "Bullet Charm" – 6:43

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Staddon, Tristan (May 31, 2006). "// ALTERNATIVE PRESS MAGAZINE \\". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Liss, Sarah (April 2006). "NOW Magazine - Music in Toronto, APRIL 6 - 12, 2006". Now. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Pretty Girls Make Graves: Élan Vital Album Review". Pitchfork. April 11, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Murray, Noel (July 17, 2006). "Pretty Girls Make Graves - Élan Vital". Paste. Retrieved April 28, 2024.