Album (Girls album)

Album
Studio album by Girls
Released September 22, 2009
Recorded 2008
Genre Indie rock
Length 44:17
Label True Panther Sounds
Producer Chet "JR" White
Girls chronology
Album
(2009)		 Broken Dreams Club
(2010)
Singles from Album
  1. "Hellhole Ratrace"
    Released: July 6, 2009
  2. "Lust for Life (Girls song)"
    Released: September 7, 2009
  3. "Laura"
    Released: November 9, 2009
  4. "Morning Light"
    Released: February 22, 2010

Album is the debut album by the indie rock band Girls. It was released September 22, 2009 on True Panther Sounds.[1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
The A.V. Club (B+)[3]
Billboard (favorable)[4]
Drowned in Sound (8/10)[5]
The Guardian [6]
The New York Times (favorable)[7]
NME (9/10)[8]
No Ripcord (6/10)[9]
Pitchfork Media (9.1/10)[10]
Rolling Stone [11]

Initial critical response to Album was extremely positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 80, based on 22 reviews.[1] Album was awarded the fifth spot on Spin Magazine's best albums of 2009 list [12] and 10th on Pitchfork Media's "The Top 50 Albums of 2009" list.[13]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Christopher Owens, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Lust for Life"   2:25
2. "Laura"   4:51
3. "Ghost Mouth"   3:11
4. "God Damned"   2:17
5. "Big Bad Mean Motherfucker"   2:15
6. "Hellhole Ratrace"   6:56
7. "Headache"   4:00
8. "Summertime"   5:39
9. "Lauren Marie"   4:58
10. "Morning Light"   2:36
11. "Curls"   2:08
12. "Darling"   2:59

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalogue #
United States September 22, 2009 True Panther Sounds CD TRUE-010
LP TRUE-010-1
United Kingdom September 28, 2009 Fantasytrashcan CD FANTASY003
LP FANTASY003LP
Australia October 10, 2009 Pod/Inertia CD (with 2 bonus tracks) PODCD0735
Japan October 21, 2009 Turnstile/Fantasytrashcan CD (with 4 bonus tracks) YRCG-90027
Brazil June 28, 2010 Lab 344 CD (with 2 bonus tracks) 5051083047111

Credits

References

  1. ^ a b "Album reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/girls/album. Retrieved October 25, 2009. 
  2. ^ Lymangrover, Jason. "Album: Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1626271/review. Retrieved September 26, 2009. 
  3. ^ Bevan, David. "Girls: Album". A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/girls-album,33425/. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 
  4. ^ Harding, Cortney. "Girls, "Album"". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/new-releases/girls-album-1004014174.story#/new-releases/girls-album-1004014174.story. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 
  5. ^ Gourlay, Dom (September 18, 2009). "Review / Girls - Album / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14644/reviews/4137816. Retrieved September 26, 2009. 
  6. ^ Dean, Will (September 25, 2009). "Girl:Album CD Review". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/sep/25/girls-album-review. Retrieved September 26, 2009. 
  7. ^ Caramanica, Jon (September 6, 2009). "Playlist - New Tunes from Girls, Men, Darlings, Boys Like Girls and Boy Crisis". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/arts/music/06play.html?_r=1. Retrieved October 24, 2009. 
  8. ^ Jonze, Tim (September 27, 2009). "Album review: Girls - 'Album'". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/girls/10844. Retrieved September 28, 2009. 
  9. ^ Coleman, David. Girls: Album - Music Review. No Ripcord. October 7, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  10. ^ Breihan, Tom (September 25, 2009). "Pitchfork: Albums Reviews: Girls: Album". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13477-album/. Retrieved September 26, 2009. 
  11. ^ O'Donnell, Kevin (September 21, 2009). "Rolling Stone: Review". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/29924136/review/29951403/album. Retrieved September 26, 2009. 
  12. ^ 12.07.09 5:07 pm. "The 40 Best Albums of 2009 | GIRLS". SPIN.com. http://www.spin.com/gallery/40-best-albums-2009?page=36#main. Retrieved December 1, 2011. 
  13. ^ Staff, Pitchfork (December 17, 2009). "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2009 | Features". Pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7744-the-top-50-albums-of-2009/5/. Retrieved December 1, 2011. 
Girls
Christopher Owens • Chet "JR" White • Darren Weiss • Dan Eisenberg • John Anderson
Matthew Kallman • Ryan Lynch • Garett Goddard
Studio albums
Album (2009) • Father, Son, Holy Ghost (2011)
EPs
Singles
"Lust for Life"/"Morning Light" • "Hellhole Ratrace" • "Lust for Life" • "Laura" • "Morning Light" • "Heartbreaker" • "Vomit" • "Honey Bunny" • "Lawrence"
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