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 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.

Contents

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
Source Rating
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

  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

References

  1. ^ Gaerig, Andrew (2008-10-13). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Women: Women". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12285-women/. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  2. ^ Ranta, Alan (2008-07-07). "Women: Women". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/women-women. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  3. ^ a b "Women : Women". Flemish Eye. http://www.flemisheye.com/albums/016-women. 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. http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/3770/women-women-2008. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 

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