Back to the Web

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Back to the Web
Elfpowerbacktotheweb.jpg
Studio album by
Released2006
Genre Indie pop, indie rock
Label Rykodisc [1]
Elf Power chronology
Walking with the Beggar Boys
(2004)
Back to the Web
(2006)
Treasures from the Trash Heap
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork Media 6.4/10 [4]
PopMatters 7/10 [5]

Back to the Web is the eighth album by the indie rock band Elf Power. [6] It was released on Rykodisc in April 2006.

Track listing

  1. "Come Lie Down With Me (And Sing My Song)" – 2:17
  2. "An Old Familiar Scene" – 4:13
  3. "Rolling Black Water" – 2:32
  4. "King of Earth" – 3:03
  5. "Peel Back the Moon, Beware!" – 3:34
  6. "23rd Dream" – 2:08
  7. "Somewhere Down the River" – 4:11
  8. "The Spider and the Fly" – 3:17
  9. "Forming" – 1:47
  10. "All the World Is Waiting" – 3:04
  11. "Under the Northern Sky" – 1:32
  12. "Back to the Web" – 3:33

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References

  1. "Album Review: Elf Power - Back To The Web". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  2. "Back To The Web by Elf Power" via www.metacritic.com.
  3. "Back to the Web - Elf Power | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. "Elf Power: Back to the Web". Pitchfork.
  5. "Elf Power: Back to the Web". PopMatters. April 21, 2006.
  6. "TrouserPress.com :: Elf Power". www.trouserpress.com.