Women
Studio album by
Women
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

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]
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

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. 1 2 Ranta, Alan (2008-07-07). "Women: Women". PopMatters. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  3. 1 2 "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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