Tragedy (album)

Tragedy
Studio album by Julia Holter
Released August 30, 2011 (2011-08-30)
Genre
Length 51:15
Label Night School Records[1]
Producer Julia Holter
Julia Holter chronology
Tragedy
(2011)		 Ekstasis
(2012)Ekstasis2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media(8.0/10)[2]

Tragedy is Julia Holter's first studio LP, released on August 30, 2011. The album is inspired by Hippolytus, a play by Euripides.[3] Holter recorded Tragedy with electronic instrumentation, largely out of necessity, since she lacked the funds to hire session musicians.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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.[4] 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."[2]

References

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