Women (album)

Women
Studio album by Women
Released 2008
Recorded December 2007 – February 2008
Genre Indie rock
Length 29:30
Label Flemish Eye
Women chronology
Women
(2008)		 Public Strain
(2010)

Women is the eponymous debut 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 Harbour Song" 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

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Pitchfork Media(7.9/10)[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes[6]

Women was released to favourable reviews, with Cokemachineglow naming it as "the best 'indie rock' record released [in 2008], hands down."[7]

Track listing

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

  1. ↑ Gaerig, Andrew (2008-10-13). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Women: Women". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  2. ↑ Ranta, Alan (2008-07-07). "Women: Women". PopMatters. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  3. 1 2 "Women : Women". Flemish Eye. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  4. ↑ Allmusic review
  5. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  6. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  7. ↑ Reid, Scott (2008-07-24). "Women: Women :: Record Review". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
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