Pale Fire (album) explained

Pale Fire
Type:studio
Artist:El Perro del Mar
Cover:Epdm.pale.fire.300.jpg
Released: November 12, 2012
November 13, 2012
Recorded:2012
Genre:Electronic, Indie, Pop
Label:Memphis Industries
Producer:Sarah Assbring
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Pale Fire is the fifth studio album by El Perro Del Mar released on 13 November 2012 on Memphis Industries, The Control Group and INGRID.

Critical reception

The album received positive to mixed reviews. Kevin Leidel of Slant Magazine called it "one of the most beguiling and unique offerings of the Swedish pack" saying Assbring "consistently displays a steady hand with her experimentation".[1] Prefix praised "effortless knack for poetic personification", referring to 'I Was a Boy' a "humbling, devastating, quiet pop ballad". Pitchfork while generally positive, expressed disappointment in light of the 2011 release 'What Do You Expect', stating, "the idea of a dance album from El Perro Del Mar is tantalizing: tears on the floor and a thick, moody fog in the air, as apt for dancing as for watching shadows".

Track listing

  1. "Pale Fire"
  2. "Hold Off the Dawn"
  3. "Home Is to Feel Like That"
  4. "I Carry the Fire"
  5. "Love Confusion"
  6. "Walk on By"
  7. "Love in Vain"
  8. "To the Beat of a Dying World"
  9. "I Was a Boy"
  10. "Dark Night"

Tour

DateCityCountryVenue
November 1, 2012Bergen NorwayEkkofestival
November 2, 2012Malmö SwedenInkonst
November 3, 2012Copenhagen DenmarkVega
November 10, 2012Bristol United KingdomFear of fiction
November 11, 2012Manchester United KingdomThe Castle
November 12, 2012London United KingdomVillage Underground
November 13, 2012London United KingdomInstore Rough Trade East
November 14, 2012Amsterdam NetherlandsParadiso
November 15, 2012Hamburg GermanyUebel & Gefärlich
November 16, 2012Berlin GermanyHBC
November 22, 2012Gothenburg SwedenNeferiti
November 27, 2012Paris FrancePoint Ephémère
November 28, 2012Barcelona SpainMusic Hall
November 29, 2012Zaragoza SpainLa Lata De Bombillas
November 30, 2012Madrid SpainCirculo Des Bellas Arte
December 1, 2012Stockholm SwedenStrand
December 7, 2012Oslo NorwayBlå
December 13, 2012Helsinki FinlandKorjaamo
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Review: El Perro Del Mar, Pale Fire. Kevin. Liedel. Slantmagazine.com. 15 December 2012. 7 December 2021.
  2. Web site: El Perro Del Mar – Pale Fire. sv . Swedishcharts.com . 13 April 2013.
  3. Web site: E P D M - P A L E F I R E. Elperrodelmar.com. 7 December 2021.