Charlatans at the Garden Gate

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Charlatans at the Garden Gate
Charlatans at the Garden Gate.jpg
Studio album by
Tristen Gaspadarek
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2011 (2011-02-15)
Length35:39
Label American Myth
Producer
Tristen Gaspadarek chronology
Charlatans at the Garden Gate
(2011)		C A V E S
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club B+ [2]
God Is in the TV Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
Paste 8.3/10 [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Charlatans at the Garden Gate is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Tristen Gaspadarek. It was released on February 15, 2011, by American Myth Recordings. [7]

Contents

Promotion

Tristen performed a few songs from the album for Rolling Stone on June 13, 2011. [8]

Singles

Tristen released the first music video to "Matchstick Murder" on January 4, 2011. [9]

The second single "Baby Drugs" was released on March 10, 2011. [10] The music video was directed by Justin Mitchell. [11]

Critical reception

Charlatans at the Garden Gate was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81 based on 4 reviews. [1]

In a review for Paste , critic reviewer China Reevers said: "Charlatans is an exploration of love and relationships, delving deeply into private conversations, while keeping the atmosphere light with tambourines, a little bit of rock, a touch of twang and a splash of pop. Her music remains light with playful rhythms, but she keeps her songs controlled as if they were on a string." [4] Christian Williams of The A.V. Club , described Charlatans at the Garden Gate as a "confident, poignant folk-pop debut that never wants for hooks, and manages to undercut its sing-songiness at every turn with unflinching lyrics and mature songwriting." [2] At Rolling Stone , Will Hermes explained that Tristen's debut is "full of such moments: catchy refrains with multiple meanings, ear-tugging melodies with hidden hooks. She flaunts a philosophy major's palette amidst echoes of vintage rockabilly and girl group pop." [5]

Accolades

Publications' year-end list appearances for Charlatans at the Garden Gate
Critic/PublicationListRankRef
American Songwriter American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 201144 [12]

Track listing

Charlatans at the Garden Gate track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Eager for Your Love"Tristen Gaspadarek3:45
2."Matchstick Murder"Gaspadarek3:10
3."Doomsday"Gaspadarek3:33
4."Avalanche"Gaspadarek3:38
5."Battle of the Gods"Gaspadarek3:20
6."Baby Drugs"
  • Gaspadarek
  • Larissa Maestro
  • Caitlin Rose
2:34
7."Heart and Hope to Die"Gaspadarek3:22
8."Wicked Heart"
  • Gaspadarek
  • Buddy Hughen
2:37
9."Tadpole"
  • Gaspadarek
  • Rose
3:36
10."Special Kind of Fear"Gaspadarek2:20
11."Save Raina"Gaspadarek3:44

Personnel

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