Pale Fire (album)
Pale Fire | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 12, 2012 November 13, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Genre | Electronic, Indie, Pop | |||
Label | Memphis Industries | |||
Producer | Sarah Assbring | |||
El Perro del Mar chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 66/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
BBC | Positive[2] |
Slant Magazine | [3] |
Pitchfork | (6.0/10)[4] |
NME | [5] |
Filter | [6] |
Prefix | [7] |
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[edit]
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".[8] Prefix praised "effortless knack for poetic personification", referring to 'I Was a Boy' a "humbling, devastating, quiet pop ballad".[7] 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".[4]
Track listing[edit]
- "Pale Fire"
- "Hold Off the Dawn"
- "Home Is to Feel Like That"
- "I Carry the Fire"
- "Love Confusion"
- "Walk on By"
- "Love in Vain"
- "To the Beat of a Dying World"
- "I Was a Boy"
- "Dark Night"
Charts[edit]
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Swedish Albums Chart[9] | 43 |
Tour[edit]
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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November 1, 2012 | Bergen | Norway | Ekkofestival |
November 2, 2012 | Malmö | Sweden | Inkonst |
November 3, 2012 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Vega |
November 10, 2012 | Bristol | United Kingdom | Fear of fiction |
November 11, 2012 | Manchester | United Kingdom | The Castle |
November 12, 2012 | London | United Kingdom | Village Underground |
November 13, 2012 | London | United Kingdom | Instore Rough Trade East |
November 14, 2012 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso |
November 15, 2012 | Hamburg | Germany | Uebel & Gefärlich |
November 16, 2012 | Berlin | Germany | HBC |
November 22, 2012 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Neferiti |
November 27, 2012 | Paris | France | Point Ephémère |
November 28, 2012 | Barcelona | Spain | Music Hall |
November 29, 2012 | Zaragoza | Spain | La Lata De Bombillas |
November 30, 2012 | Madrid | Spain | Circulo Des Bellas Arte |
December 1, 2012 | Stockholm | Sweden | Strand |
December 7, 2012 | Oslo | Norway | Blå |
December 13, 2012 | Helsinki | Finland | Korjaamo |
References[edit]
- ^ "Pale Fire by El Perro del Mar". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Aston, Martin. "BBC - Music - Review of El Perro del Mar - Pale Fire". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Slant review". Slant Magazine. 15 December 2012.
- ^ a b "El Perro Del Mar: Pale Fire". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "El Perro Del Mar – 'Pale Fire'". Nme.com. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "FILTER Magazine - Reviews - el Perro del Mar". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- ^ a b "Album Review: El Perro del Mar - Pale Fire | Prefix". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- ^ Liedel, Kevin (15 December 2012). "Review: El Perro Del Mar, Pale Fire". Slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "El Perro Del Mar – Pale Fire". Swedishcharts.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "E P D M - P A L E F I R E". Elperrodelmar.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.