Release Date: Apr 18, 2006
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Record label: Kemado
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On their second album, The Black Magic Show, Elefant strut a bit more. They have grown up somewhat since the 2003 release of Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid, for Elefant's sound comes off as more realized and more relaxed. Waiting three years in between albums seemed to work for them in the sense that the New York City foursome can easily find a place among the new wave-inspired acts of the new millennium -- the Killers, Franz Ferdinand, She Wants Revenge, and Bloc Party -- without being considered as another copycat band.