Women (album)

Women
Women
Studio album by Women
Released	2008
Recorded	December 2007 – February 2008
Genre	Indie rock
Length	29:30
Label	Flemish Eye; Jagjaguwar;
Women chronology

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 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Austin Chronicle	^[5]
Now	^[6]
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10)^[7]
PopMatters	7/10^[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.	Title	Length
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