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Women (album)

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Women
Studio album by
Released2008
RecordedDecember 2007 – February 2008
GenreIndie rock
Length29:30
Label
Women chronology
Women
(2008)
Public Strain
(2010)

Women is the debut studio album by Calgary band Women, recorded by fellow Calgary-native Chad VanGaalen.[1][2] It was released in 2008 on VanGaalen's Flemish Eye record label in Canada, and on Jagjaguwar in the US. The song "Sag Harbor Bridge" is a direct reference to the suicide of the artist Ray Johnson, like "Locust Valley" and "Venice Lockjaw" on Women's second album of 2010, Public Strain.

Recording

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Women was recorded by Polaris Music Prize-nominated Chad VanGaalen, in "[VanGaalen's] basement, an outdoor culvert and a crawlspace."[3] It was recorded using boom boxes and tape machines, contributing to its lo-fi sound.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Austin Chronicle[5]
Now[6]
Pitchfork Media(7.9/10)[7]
PopMatters7/10[2]

Women was released to favourable reviews, with Cokemachineglow naming it as "the best 'indie rock' record released [in 2008], hands down."[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Cameras"1:01
2."Lawncare"4:27
3."Woodbine"3:39
4."Black Rice"3:15
5."Sag Harbor Bridge"1:40
6."Group Transport Hall"1:11
7."Shaking Hand"4:44
8."Upstairs"3:58
9."January 8th"1:58
10."Flashlights"3:43
Total length:29:36

References

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  1. ^ Gaerig, Andrew (2008-10-13). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Women: Women". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  2. ^ a b Ranta, Alan (2008-07-07). "Women: Women". PopMatters. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  3. ^ a b "Women : Women". Flemish Eye. Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  4. ^ Allmusic review
  5. ^ "Women: Women Album Review".
  6. ^ "WOMEN". 22 May 2008.
  7. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  8. ^ Reid, Scott (2008-07-24). "Women: Women :: Record Review". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
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