title: The Black Magic Show
text: # 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 |
  