Tragedy (Julia Holter album)

2011 studio album by Julia Holter

Tragedy

Studio album by

Julia Holter

Released| August 30, 2011 (2011-08-30)
Genre|

* Avant-pop
* musique concrète
* ambient
* drone

Length| 51:15
Label| Night School Records[1]
Producer| Julia Holter
Julia Holter chronology
|  | Tragedy
(2011)  | Ekstasis
(2012)

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Tragedy is the debut studio album by the American musician Julia Holter, released by Leaving Records on August 30, 2011.[2] Pitchfork wrote that Tragedy was Holter's "first LP... [which] calls to mind the arty, austere work of Laurie Anderson, Grouper, and Meredith Monk".[3]

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]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
The List| [6]
Pitchfork| 8/10[3]

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, 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]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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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

## References

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1. ^ "Night School - LSS008: JULIA HOLTER - 'Tragedy' CD". Night School Records. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
2. ^ "Allmusic biography of Julia Holter", AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
3. ^ a b c Mike Powell (2011) "Tragedy - Julia Holter" Pitchfork, October 19, 2011. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
4. ^ Welsh, Margaret (September 26, 2012). "Julia Holter gets comfortable with working together". Pittsburgh City Paper. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
5. ^ a b Logan Austin (2016) "Julia Holter: Have You in My Wilderness", PopMatters, February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
6. ^ "Julia Holter - Tragedy". April 18, 2012.

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Julia Holter

Studio albums|

* Tragedy
* Ekstasis
* Loud City Song
* Have You in My Wilderness
* Aviary
* Something in the Room She Moves

Live albums|

* In the Same Room

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