Cha Cha Palace Explained

Cha Cha Palace
Type:studio
Artist:Angélica Garcia
Cover:Cha Cha Palace Cover Art.jpeg
Genre:Art pop[1]
Length:45:11
Label:Spacebomb
Producer:Eddie Prendergast
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Cha Cha Palace is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Angélica Garcia. It was released on February 28, 2020, following the inclusion of the track "Jícama" on Barack Obama's year-end music list in 2019. Its lead single was "Guadalupe".[2]

Background

Following the release of her debut album Medicine for Birds, Garcia began to shift her sound to reflect her Salva-Mexican-American identity.[3] In his annual best-of year end music list, Barack Obama featured Garcia's "Jícama".[4] This led to significant buzz surrounding Garcia's second album. On January 20, 2020, Garcia announced that her second album would be titled Cha Cha Palace, releasing its first single "Guadalupe".

Production

Cha Cha Palace was recorded in Richmond, Virginia, and produced by Eddie Prendergast. Garcia collaborated on the album art and design with Marissa Alper,[5] who took the album's cover photo, and Mariela Gavino.[6]

Reception

Cha Cha Palace received positive reviews from critics upon its release. DIY gave the album four and a half stars out of five, while the Evening Standard gave the album four out of five stars stating "Garcia has embraced her roots and hit upon an eclectic style all her own. It's a fusion fit for a president."[7] Style magazine stated that Cha Cha Palace is "a convincing, grand scale, heartfelt and humorous romp through the haunted borderlands between cultures."[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Angélica Garcia, except where noted.

  1. "I Don't Believe in Death" – 1:44
  2. "Karma the Knife" – 3:38
  3. "Jícama" – 1:25
  4. "It Don't Hinder Me" – 4:19
  5. "La Enorme Distancia" (Garcia, José Alfredo Jiménez) – 1:50
  6. "Guadalupe" – 3:09
  7. "Lucifer Waiting" – 4:30
  8. "La Llorona" (Garcia) – 0.53
  9. "Valentina in the Moonlight" – 4:23
  10. "Agua de Rosa" – 3:36
  11. "Penny in My Back Pocket" – 3:42
  12. "Jícama Pt. Dos" – 2:31
  13. "The Big Machine" – 6:44

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gemelo – Angelica Garcia. AllMusic. Collar. Matt. June 8, 2024.
  2. Web site: Schatz . Lake . 20 January 2020 . Angelica Garcia announces new album Cha Cha Palace, shares "Guadalupe": Stream . Consequence.
  3. Web site: King . Noel . Whitley-Berry . Victoria . March 17, 2020 . Angelica Garcia on Embracing Her Identities with 'Cha Cha Palace' . NPR.
  4. Web site: Brown . August . 26 February 2020 . East L.A. Native (And Obama favorite) Angelica Garcia 'leans into her identity' on defiant new album . Los Angeles Times.
  5. Web site: Angelica Garcia: Album Cover Photograph marissaalper . marissaalper.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200808065729/https://www.marissaalper.com/angelicagarcia . 2020-08-08.
  6. Web site: Cha Cha Palace - Angelica Garcia Credits. AllMusic.
  7. Web site: Smyth . David . 28 February 2020 . Angelica Garcia embraces eclectic style on Cha Cha Palace . Evening Standard.
  8. Web site: McElhinney . Peter . February 28, 2020 . Review: Angelica Garcia's "Cha Cha Palace" [Space Bomb] ]. Style Weekly.

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