Tragedy (album)

Tragedy
Studio album by Julia Holter
Released August 30, 2011 (2011-08-30)
Genre Experimental
Length 51:15
Label Night School Records[1]
Producer Julia Holter
Julia Holter chronology
Tragedy
(2011)
Ekstasis
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(8.0/10)[3]

Tragedy is Julia Holter's first studio LP, released on August 30, 2011. The album is inspired by Hippolytus, a play by Euripides.[4] Holter recorded Tragedy with electronic instrumentation, largely out of necessity, since she lacked the funds to hire session musicians.[5]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Introduction"   3:08
2. "Try to Make Yourself a Work of Art"   6:55
3. "The Falling Age"   9:14
4. "Goddess Eyes"   3:25
5. "Interlude"   2:26
6. "Celebration"   9:49
7. "So Lillies"   7:19
8. "Tragedy Finale"   8:05
Total length:
51:15

Reception

Tragedy was received positively by music critics, who cited Holter as an innovative avant-garde electronic artist.[5] Mike Powell, reviewing the album for Pitchfork Media, wrote that "Holter has made a dreamy, intense album that aligns with a variety of traditions but, like a lot of great contemporary music, synthesizes them in novel or at least artful ways."[3]

References

  1. "Night School - LSS008: JULIA HOLTER - 'Tragedy' CD". Night School Records. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. "Tragedy - Julia Holter". AllMusic. 30 August 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Mike Powell (2011) "Tragedy - Julia Holter" Pitchfork Media, 19 October, 2011. Retrieved 29 February, 2016.
  4. Welsh, Margaret (26 September 2012). "Julia Holter gets comfortable with working together". Pittsburgh City Paper (Pittsburgh, PA). Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  5. 1 2 Logan Austin (2016) "Julia Holter: Have You in My Wilderness" PopMatters, 22 February, 2016. Retrieved 29 February, 2016.
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