Total Magique

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Total Magique
We Are Wolves - Total Magique (2007).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2007
Genre Indie rock
Length42:48
Label Dare to Care Records
We Are Wolves chronology
Non-Stop je te plie en deux
(2005)
Total Magique
(2007)
Invisible Violence
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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NME (8/10) [2]
Pitchfork Media (7.3/10) [3]
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Total Magique is the second album of Montreal group We Are Wolves. It was released in 2007. "Fight and Kiss" is featured on the video game Need for Speed: Pro Street , while "Psychic Kids" is featured on the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles .

Track listing

  1. "Fight and Kiss" – 3:04
  2. "Magique" – 2:25
  3. "Some Words" – 2:45
  4. "Coconut Night" – 3:51
  5. "I Wrote Your Name On My Kite" – 3:12
  6. "Vietnam" – 3:20
  7. "Walk Away Walk" – 3:24
  8. "So Nice, So Cold" – 2:48
  9. "Psychic Kids" – 4:17
  10. "Teenage Bats & Anthropology" – 3:55
  11. "Vamos A La Playa" – 4:16
  12. "The Piper" – 1:02
  13. "Total Solide" – 4:40

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. NME review
  3. Pitchfork Media review
  4. Kellehar, Rachel (June 2009). "We Are Wolves – Total Magique." Rock Sound (123): 93.