Tramp (album)

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Tramp
Tramp cover.png
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2012
Recorded Aaron Dessner's garage studio, [1] New York City
Genre Indie folk
Length46:19
Label Jagjaguwar
Producer Aaron Dessner
Sharon Van Etten chronology
Epic
(2010)
Tramp
(2012)
Are We There
(2014)
Singles from Tramp
  1. "Serpents"
    Released: February 7, 2012
  2. "Leonard"
    Released: July 12, 2012
  3. "Give Out"
    Released: 2012
  4. "Magic Chords"
    Released: October 10, 2012
  5. "We Are Fine"
    Released: April 20, 2012

Tramp is the third studio album by American singer–songwriter Sharon Van Etten, released on February 7, 2012. [2]

Contents

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
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10 [6]
Metacritic 81/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The A.V. Club B+ [9]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
NME 9/10 [12]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [14]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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 ranked 42nd on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012. [19]

Track listing

All songs written by Sharon Van Etten.

No.TitleLength
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

Musicians

References

  1. Sharon Van Etten Tramp Review by BBC
  2. 1 2 SHARON VAN ETTEN | Tramp at Jagjaguwar's page.
  3. Traynor, Cian (March 20, 2012). "Blindsided By Love: Sharon Van Etten Interviewed". The Quietus . Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. First Listen: Sharon Van Etten, 'Tramp'. Review at NPR
  5. New Sharon Van Etten: "Serpents" at Pitchfork Media
  6. "Tramp by Sharon Van Etten reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Reviews for Tramp by Sharon Van Etten". Metacritic . Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Tramp – Sharon Van Etten". AllMusic . Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  9. Hyden, Steven (February 7, 2012). "Sharon Van Etten: Tramp". The A.V. Club . Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  10. Wood, Mikael (February 6, 2012). "Album Review: Sharon Van Etten's 'Tramp'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  11. "Sharon Van Etten: Tramp". Mojo (220): 98. March 2012.
  12. Snapes, Laura (February 10, 2012). "Sharon Van Etten – 'Tramp'". NME . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  13. Empire, Kitty (February 5, 2012). "Tramp: Sharon Van Etten – review". The Observer . Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  14. Maddux, Rachael (January 31, 2012). "Sharon Van Etten: Tramp". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  15. "Sharon Van Etten: Tramp". Q (308): 113. March 2012.
  16. Gross, Joe (February 7, 2012). "Tramp". Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  17. Suarez, Jessica (February 7, 2012). "Sharon Van Etten, 'Tramp' (Jagjaguwar)". Spin . Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  18. "Sharon Van Etten | Biography, Music & News". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  19. "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2012". Stereogum.com. 5 December 2012.