Megiddo (Lauren Hoffman album)

Megiddo is the debut album by the American singer/songwriter Lauren Hoffman, released in 1997 through Virgin Records. The album was well received by critics,[1][2][3] praised as "exceptional" by Billboard[4] and "strikingly unconventional" by the Chicago Tribune.[5] However, due to a lack of proper promotion by her record label and timing with releases by other artists, it went relatively unnoticed.[3][6]

Megiddo
Studio album by
Lauren Hoffman
Released1997
GenreExperimental rock, Acoustic, Lo-fi
Length38:56
LabelVirgin
Lauren Hoffman chronology
Megiddo
(1997)		 From The Blue House
(1999)

Single "Fall Away" and it's b-side "Cold and Grey" were initially released in 1996 on a 7" vinyl through Slow River Records.[7]

Overall, the album is known for its noticeably dark overtone, produced both by her songwriting and instrument choice, but is most prominent in the tracks "Blood", and "The Ashram Song". These qualities have since carried over to her later work.[8]

The album was re-released on vinyl for its 20th anniversary in 2018.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Blood"3:21
2."Rock Star"2:07
3."Lolita"3:32
4."Fall Away"4:09
5."Cold and Gray"2:56
6."Hope You Don't Mind"1:58
7."Strange Man"3:13
8."Persephone"3:34
9."Alive"3:05
10."The Cannibal Ed"1:47
11."Build a Home"4:20
12."The Ashram Song"4:54

References
  1. "Megiddo - Lauren Hoffman | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  2. "Pop and Jazz Guide". The New York Times. 1997-10-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  3. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1999-11-06). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  4. "Billboard-1997-05-31" (PDF). p. 18.
  5. Stone, Moira McCormick. "WHERE'S THE ROCK?". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  6. "CD Universe: Megiddo CD". Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  7. https://www.discogs.com/Lauren-Hoffman-Fall-Away/release/1624471
  8. "AllMusic: Choreography". Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  9. "Lauren Hoffman: Megiddo 20th Anniversary Vinyl". PledgeMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
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