Tramp (album)
Tramp is the third album by American singer–songwriter Sharon Van Etten, released on February 7, 2012.[2]
Tramp | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 7, 2012 | |||
Recorded | Aaron Dessner's garage studio,[1] New York City | |||
Genre | Indie folk | |||
Length | 46:19 | |||
Label | Jagjaguwar | |||
Producer | Sharon Van Etten Aaron Dessner | |||
Sharon Van Etten chronology | ||||
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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
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10[6] |
Metacritic | 81/100[7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
The A.V. Club | B+[9] |
Los Angeles Times | [10] |
Mojo | [11] |
NME | 9/10[12] |
The Observer | [13] |
Pitchfork | 7.9/10[14] |
Q | [15] |
Rolling Stone | [16] |
Spin | 8/10[17] |
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".[7] 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."[8]
Tramp debuted at number 75 on the Billboard 200.[18]
The album was listed 42nd on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012.[19]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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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
- 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
- "Tramp by Sharon Van Etten reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- "Reviews for Tramp by Sharon Van Etten". Metacritic. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- 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. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. 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. 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.
- https://www.billboard.com/music/sharon-van-etten/chart-history/
- https://stereogum.com/1210661/stereogums-top-50-albums-of-2012/franchises/listomania/