Pale Fire (album)

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Pale Fire
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Studio album by
Released Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg November 12, 2012
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg November 13, 2012
Recorded2012
Genre Electronic, Indie, Pop
Label Memphis Industries
Producer Sarah Assbring
El Perro del Mar chronology
Love Is Not Pop
(2009)
Pale Fire
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 66/100 [1]
Review scores
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BBC Positive [2]
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Pitchfork (6.0/10) [4]
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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.

Contents

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". [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

  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"

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Swedish Albums Chart [9] 43

Tour

DateCityCountryVenue
November 1, 2012 Bergen Flag of Norway.svg Norway Ekkofestival
November 2, 2012 Malmö Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Inkonst
November 3, 2012 Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Vega
November 10, 2012 Bristol Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Fear of fiction
November 11, 2012 Manchester Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom The Castle
November 12, 2012 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Village Underground
November 13, 2012 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Instore Rough Trade East
November 14, 2012 Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Paradiso
November 15, 2012 Hamburg Flag of Germany.svg Germany Uebel & Gefärlich
November 16, 2012 Berlin Flag of Germany.svg Germany HBC
November 22, 2012 Gothenburg Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Neferiti
November 27, 2012 Paris Flag of France.svg France Point Ephémère
November 28, 2012 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain Music Hall
November 29, 2012 Zaragoza Flag of Spain.svg Spain La Lata De Bombillas
November 30, 2012 Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain Circulo Des Bellas Arte
December 1, 2012 Stockholm Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Strand
December 7, 2012 Oslo Flag of Norway.svg Norway Blå
December 13, 2012 Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg Finland Korjaamo

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