Élan Vital (album)

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Élan Vital
Studio album by Pretty Girls Make Graves
Released	March 4, 2006 (Australia), April 3, 2006 (EU), April 11, 2006 (US)
Recorded	2005
Genre	Rock
Length	42:03
Label	Matador Records
Producer(s)	Colin Stewart
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (6.4/10) link
Pretty Girls Make Graves chronology
The New Romance (2003)	Élan Vital (2006)

Élan Vital is the third and last studio album by Pretty Girls Make Graves. It was released by Matador Records on March 4, 2006 in Australia and on April 11, 2006 in the United States. It is the first album with new keyboardist Leona Marrs. This will serve as the band's last official album, as of January 2007 they have announced their break-up.

The title is based on the philosophical idea—élan vital.

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Nocturnal House" – 4:04
2. "Pyrite Pedestal" – 3:26
3. "The Number" – 3:09
4. "Parade" – 2:40
5. "Domino" – 3:38
6. "Interlude" – 1:18
7. "The Magic Hour" – 3:16
8. "Selling the Wind" – 3:54
9. "Pearls on a Plate" – 3:46
10. "Pictures of a Night Scene" – 2:52
11. "Wildcat" – 3:11
12. "Bullet Charm" – 6:43

[edit] Personnel

• Andrea Zollo – Vocals
• Nick Dewitt – Drums, Samples, Vocals, Trumpet, Piano
• Derek Fudesco – Bass, Vocals
• J Clark – Guitar, Drums, Keyboard, Saxophone, Trumpet, Vocals, Programming
• Leona Marrs – Keyboard, Accordion, Piano, Melodica, Vocals