The Black Magic Show Explained

The Black Magic Show
Type:Album
Artist:Elefant
Cover:The Black Magic Show.jpeg
Released:April 20, 2006
Genre:Post-punk revival, indie rock
Length:41:41
Label:KemadoHollywood
Producer:Don Gilmore
Prev Title:Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid
Prev Year:2003

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

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.

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."

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=elefant|chart=all}} Artist chart history]. Billboard.com. 2006-11-11.
  2. News: Elefant - The Black Magic Show (review). Spaner, Whitney. Papermag. March 27, 2006. 2006-11-11.