Tragedy (album)
| Tragedy | ||||
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| Studio album by Julia Holter | ||||
| Released | August 30, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Experimental | |||
| Length | 51:15 | |||
| Label | Night School Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Julia Holter | |||
| Julia Holter chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| 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
- ↑ "Night School - LSS008: JULIA HOLTER - 'Tragedy' CD". Night School Records. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "Tragedy - Julia Holter". AllMusic. 30 August 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- 1 2 Mike Powell (2011) "Tragedy - Julia Holter" Pitchfork Media, 19 October, 2011. Retrieved 29 February, 2016.
- ↑ Welsh, Margaret (26 September 2012). "Julia Holter gets comfortable with working together". Pittsburgh City Paper (Pittsburgh, PA). Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- 1 2 Logan Austin (2016) "Julia Holter: Have You in My Wilderness" PopMatters, 22 February, 2016. Retrieved 29 February, 2016.
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