Tramp (album)
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| Studio album by Sharon Van Etten | ||||
| Released | February 7, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Aaron Dessner's garage studio,[1] New York City | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, folk, alternative | |||
| Length | 46:19 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
| Producer |
Sharon Van Etten Aaron Dessner | |||
| Sharon Van Etten chronology | ||||
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Tramp is the third album by American singer–songwriter Sharon Van Etten, released on February 7, 2012.[2]
For the recording, Sharon collaborated with Zach Condon, Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, Julianna Barwick, Walkmen's Matt Barrick, Thomas Bartlett, and Aaron Dessner.[3] Dessner also produced the album and provided the studio.[2]
The first track to be released as a single was "Serpents",[4] featuring Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Barwick, Wasner, and Bartlett.[5]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[8] |
| Los Angeles Times | [9] |
| Mojo | [10] |
| NME | 9/10[11] |
| The Observer | [12] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.9/10[13] |
| Q | [14] |
| Rolling Stone | [15] |
| Spin | 8/10[16] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Tramp received an average score of 81, based on 31 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[6] Reviewer Thom Jurek of AllMusic said that although the album contained "great beauty", Van Etten "skirts the edges of giving us a great album without actually delivering one" and noted that "Tramp doesn't quite fulfill its considerable promise."[7]
Tramp debuted at number 75 on the Billboard 200.[17]
The album was listed 42nd on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012.[18]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Warsaw" | 2:29 |
| 2. | "Give Out" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Serpents" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Kevin's" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Leonard" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "In Line" | 4:46 |
| 7. | "All I Can" | 4:56 |
| 8. | "We Are Fine" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Magic Chords" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Ask" | 3:24 |
| 11. | "I'm Wrong" | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Joke or a Lie" | 4:02 |
References
- ↑ Sharon Van Etten Tramp Review by BBC
- 1 2 SHARON VAN ETTEN | Tramp at Jagjaguwar's page.
- ↑ Traynor, Cian (March 20, 2012). "Blindsided By Love: Sharon Van Etten Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ First Listen: Sharon Van Etten, 'Tramp'. Review at NPR
- ↑ New Sharon Van Etten: "Serpents" at Pitchfork Media
- 1 2 "Reviews for Tramp by Sharon Van Etten". Metacritic. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Tramp – Sharon Van Etten". AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ Hyden, Steven (February 7, 2012). "Sharon Van Etten: Tramp". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ Wood, Mikael (February 6, 2012). "Album Review: Sharon Van Etten's 'Tramp'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Sharon Van Etten: Tramp". Mojo (220): 98. March 2012.
- ↑ Snapes, Laura (February 10, 2012). "Sharon Van Etten – 'Tramp'". NME. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ Empire, Kitty (February 5, 2012). "Tramp: Sharon Van Etten – review". The Observer. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ Maddux, Rachael (January 31, 2012). "Sharon Van Etten: Tramp". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Sharon Van Etten: Tramp". Q (308): 113. March 2012.
- ↑ Gross, Joe (February 7, 2012). "Tramp". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ Suarez, Jessica (February 7, 2012). "Sharon Van Etten, 'Tramp' (Jagjaguwar)". Spin. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/278960/sharon+van+etten/chart
- ↑ http://stereogum.com/1210661/stereogums-top-50-albums-of-2012/franchises/listomania/