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.
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.[9][10]
Track listing
All lyrics written by
Tyler Spencer except "Radio Ga Ga" by
Roger Taylor; all music composed by Tyler Spencer except where noted.
"Rock and Roll Evacuation" – 3:36
"Devil Nights" (Spencer/Zach Shipps/
Christopher Tait/Chris Peters) – 2:56