Tragedy (Julia Holter album)
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| Released | August 30, 2011 | |||
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| Length | 51:15 | |||
| Label | Night School Records | |||
| Producer | Julia Holter | |||
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Tragedy is the debut studio album by the American musician Julia Holter, released by Leaving Records on August 30, 2011. Pitchfork wrote that Tragedy was Holter's "first LP... [which] calls to mind the arty, austere work of Laurie Anderson, Grouper, and Meredith Monk".
The album is inspired by Hippolytus, a play by Euripides. Holter recorded Tragedy with electronic instrumentation, largely out of necessity, since she lacked the funds to hire session musicians.