Señor Smoke

Señor Smoke (2005) is the second album from Electric Six, following Fire in 2003. It was released in the UK February 14, 2005 by Warner Music imprint Rushmore Records. Due to complications with Electric Six's former record label, Rushmore did not release the album in North America. In December 2005, the band announced a new partnership with Metropolis Records that resulted in Señor Smoke's North American release on February 7, 2006.

This article is about a music album. For the Major League Baseball player nicknamed Señor Smoke, see Aurelio López.
Señor Smoke
Studio album by
Electric Six
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)
Recorded2004
Genre
Length43:02
Label
ProducerPeters & Peters
Electric Six chronology
Fire
(2003)		 Señor Smoke
(2005)		 Switzerland
(2006)
Singles from
Señor Smoke
  1. "Vibrator"
    Released: 18 October 2004 (2004-10-18)
  2. "Radio Ga Ga"
    Released: 13 December 2004 (2004-12-13)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
The A.V. ClubB
Drowned in Sound1/10
Pitchfork4.4/10
PopMatters
SpinB
Tiny Mix Tapes1/5

Señor Smoke was ravaged by the UK press upon its 2005 release. However, the response to the album has been much more enthusiastic in America, with several positive reviews, including one from the March 2006 issue of Blender magazine that claims that the album (which received four stars) is so good that "[it] achieves an advance modern medicine has long pursued: it restores virginity."

The album's title honors Aurelio López (1948-1992), a former relief pitcher of the Detroit Tigers whose nickname was Señor Smoke.

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