Tragic Magic

Tragic Magic, also stylized as tragicmagic, is an album by the American band Madder Rose, released in 1997.[2][3] The band promoted the album by touring with Junior Cottonmouth.[4]

Tragic Magic
Studio album by
Madder Rose
Released1997
LabelAtlantic[1]
ProducerBilly Coté
Madder Rose chronology
Panic On
(1994)		 Tragic Magic
(1997)		 Hello June Fool
(1999)

Production

The album was produced by bandmember Billy Coté, who also wrote most of the lyrics.[5][6] It was Madder Rose's first album with bass player Chris Giammalvo.[7] The band added elements of funk and hip hop to its sound.[8]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB-[10]
The Evening Post[6]
Los Angeles Daily News[11]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[12]
The Republican[13]

Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album "is frustratingly half-baked and suffers from near-funereal pacing ... Fortunately, Mary Lorson’s lighter-than-air vocals counter even the most sedative of tracks."[10] The Washington Post thought that "the melodies are sturdy ... It's tunes like 'Hung Up in You', more than the revisited folk-hop sound, that provides most of the album's appeal."[14] The Los Angeles Daily News praised the "innovative, bass-heavy sound and standout songs."[11] The Republican opined that "the seductive grooves of 'My Star', and the mildly appealing '(She's a) Satellite', are two of the only salvageable moments here."[13]

The Dayton Daily News stated: "Sometimes laid-back jazzy, sometimes spacey coffeehouse pop, always lyrically introspective, there really isn't a bad cut here."[15] Stereo Review called Coté a "vibey and tasteful popster," writing that he "dials in a music store's worth of tones-pristine arpeggios, scritchy wah washes, fuzzy flashbacks, surf solos, hypnotic noir motifs."[5]

AllMusic wrote that "as if to signal that they were still hip, Madder Rose incorporated heavy elements of trip-hop on Tragic Magic, and while that gambit failed for some of their peers, the band manages to blend the dance and guitar-pop well."[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."My Star" 
2."Real Feel" 
3."Float to the Top" 
4."Hung Up in You" 
5."Delight's Pool" 
6."(She's a) Satellite" 
7."Peter and Victor" 
8."Best Friend" 
9."Scenes from 'Starbright'" 
10."Midnight on the Dot" 
11."Don Greene" 
12."Not Perfect" 

References
  1. Frampton, Scott (Aug 1997). "Madder Rose By Any Other Sound". CMJ New Music Monthly (48): 18.
  2. Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 9781250083623 – via Google Books.
  3. "Madder Rose Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. "JUNIOR ACHIEVERS". The Sacramento Bee. Ticket. August 1, 1997. p. 3.
  5. Obrecht, Jas (Oct 1997). "Tragic Magic". Stereo Review. 31 (10): 111.
  6. Houlahan, Mike (14 Aug 1997). "Madder Rose: Tragic Magic". The Evening Post. Features. p. 24.
  7. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 423.
  8. Wirt, Jon (September 12, 1997). "MADDER ROSE Tragic Magic". The Advocate. Fun. p. 7.
  9. "Tragic Magic - Madder Rose | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. "Tragic Magic". EW.com.
  11. Shuster, Fred (4 July 1997). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L22.
  12. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 704.
  13. O'Hare, Kevin (July 13, 1997). "Madder Rose, 'Tragic Magic'". The Republican. p. E6.
  14. "MADDER ROSE 'TRAGIC MAGIC' ATLANTIC". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  15. Rollins, Ron (27 June 1997). "RECORDING IN BRIEF". Dayton Daily News. Go!. p. 19.
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