The Black Magic Show
# The Black Magic Show

The Black Magic Show is the second and final album by the American indie rock band Elefant. It peaked at #14 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.

The third track, "Lolita", is based loosely on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Nabokov.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 55/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Pitchfork | 3.6/10 |
| PopMatters | 5/10 |
| Prefix | 4/10 |

The Black Magic Show was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 55 based on 10 reviews.

Writing for AllMusic, MacKenzie Wilson explained: "While this album doesn't do anything drastic on an artistic level, The Black Magic Show does feature some danceable style. A little more sincerity and a little less swagger might have been nice, though."

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Diego Garcia.

## Charts

Chart performance for The Black Magic Show :

| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 14 |
