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Cha Cha Palace

Cha Cha Palace is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Angelica 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".[1]

Cha Cha Palace
Studio album by
Angelica Garcia
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
GenreIndie
Length45:11
LabelSpacebomb
ProducerEddie Prendergast
Angelica Garcia chronology
Medicine for Birds
(2016) 		Cha Cha Palace
(2020)
Singles from Cha Cha Palace
  1. "Guadalupe"
    Released: January 17, 2020

Background edit

Following the release of her debut album Medicine for Birds, Garcia began to shift her sound to reflect her Salva-Mex-American identity.[2] In his annual best-of year end music list, Barack Obama featured Garcia's "Jícama".[3] 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".[1]

Production edit

Cha Cha Palace was recorded in Richmond, Virginia, and produced by Eddie Prendergast. Garcia collaborated on the album art and design with Marissa Alper,[4] who took the album's cover photo, and Mariela Gavino.[5]

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
Evening Standard     [7]

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 edit

All songs written by Angelica 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" (trad., 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

References edit

  1. ^ a b Schatz, Lake (20 January 2020). "Angelica Garcia announces new album Cha Cha Palace, shares "Guadalupe": Stream". Consequence.
  2. ^ King, Noel; Whitley-Berry, Victoria (March 17, 2020). "Angelica Garcia on Embracing Her Identities with 'Cha Cha Palace'". NPR.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Angelica Garcia: Album Cover Photograph | marissaalper". www.marissaalper.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08.
  5. ^ "Cha Cha Palace - Angelica Garcia | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Collar, Matt. "Anglelica Garcia – Cha Cha Palace". Allmusic. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Smyth, David (28 February 2020). "Angelica Garcia embraces eclectic style on Cha Cha Palace". Evening Standard.
  8. ^ McElhinney, Peter (February 28, 2020). "Review: Angelica Garcia's "Cha Cha Palace" [Space Bomb]". Style Weekly.
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