The Winter Is Coming

The Winter Is Coming
Studio album by Elf Power
Released	October 17, 2000
Genre	Indie pop, indie rock
Label	Sugar Free Records[1]
Elf Power chronology
A Dream in Sound (1999) The Winter Is Coming (2000) Creatures (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Pitchfork	6.9/10[4]
Spin	7/10[5]

The Winter Is Coming is an album by the indie rock band Elf Power, released in 2000.[6][7]

Critical reception

The A.V. Club wrote that "psychedelic pop doesn't come much better than the title track, 'The Naughty Villain', or the album-opening 'Embrace The Crimson Tide', but elsewhere Elf Power seems content upping the trippiness factor of its previous work."[8] Trouser Press thought that "odd touches in the arrangements sound more organic, and the increased density gives songs like the droning, apocalyptic 'Embrace the Crimson Tide' an intriguing quality of foreboding."[9] The Chicago Tribune opined: "No amount of shambling studio modesty can mask the band's seemingly effortless grasp of exuberant songcraft and shining chamber-pop."[10]

Track listing

1. "Embrace the Crimson Tide"
2. "Skeleton"
3. "The Great Society"
4. "The Winter Is Coming"
5. "Wings of Light"
6. "The Sun Is Forever"
7. "People Underneath"
8. "Green Sea Days"
9. "The Naughty Villain"
10. "Leopard's Teeth"
11. "Birds in the Backyard"
12. "100,000 Telescopes"
13. "The Albatross

References

1. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. December 1, 2000 – via Google Books.
2. The Winter Is Coming at AllMusic
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 255.
4. "Elf Power: The Winter is Coming: Pitchfork Review". June 29, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-06-29.
5. "Reviews". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. February 1, 2001 – via Google Books.
6. "Elf Power | Biography & History". AllMusic.
7. "Elf Power Channels Hendrix On LP, Maps Out Tour". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021.
8. "Elf Power: The Winter Is Coming". The A.V. Club. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
9. "Elf Power". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
10. Klein, Joshua (12 Nov 2000). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. Arts & Entertainment. p. 7.