Album (Girls album)
Album |
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Studio album by Girls |
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Released |
September 22, 2009 |
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Recorded |
2008 |
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Genre |
Indie pop, indie rock |
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Length |
44:17 |
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Label |
True Panther Sounds |
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Producer |
Chet "JR" White |
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Girls chronology |
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Singles from Album |
- "Hellhole Ratrace"
Released: July 6, 2009
- "Lust for Life"
Released: September 7, 2009
- "Laura"
Released: November 9, 2009
- "Morning Light"
Released: February 22, 2010
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Album is the debut album by the band Girls. It was released September 22, 2009 on True Panther Sounds.[1]
Reception
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.
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 |
13. |
"Solitude" |
3:44 |
14. |
"Life in San Francisco" |
2:21 |
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
- All songs produced by Chet "JR" White.
- All music performed by Christopher Owens and Chet "JR" White.
- Drums on track 10 by Tom Marzella.
- Drums on tracks 2, 3, 5, and 12 by Garett Godard.
- Beach sounds on track 7 produced by Myles Benham Cooper.
- Album cover art by Christopher Owens.
- All girls album photos by Christopher Owens.
- Band photo by Sandy Kim.
- Recorded in San Francisco and Santa Cruz in 2008.
- Mixed by John Goodmanson with Girls in Seattle in 2009.
- Mastered by John Golden with Girls in Ventura in 2009.
References
- 1 2 "Album reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ↑ Lymangrover, Jason. "Album: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- ↑ Bevan, David. "Girls: Album". A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- ↑ Harding, Cortney. "Girls, "Album"". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- ↑ Gourlay, Dom (September 18, 2009). "Review / Girls - Album / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- ↑ Dean, Will (September 25, 2009). "Girl:Album CD Review". The Guardian (London). Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- ↑ Caramanica, Jon (September 6, 2009). "Playlist - New Tunes from Girls, Men, Darlings, Boys Like Girls and Boy Crisis". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- ↑ Jonze, Tim (September 27, 2009). "Album review: Girls - 'Album'". NME. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
- ↑ Coleman, David. Girls: Album - Music Review. No Ripcord. October 7, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ Breihan, Tom (September 25, 2009). "Pitchfork: Albums Reviews: Girls: Album". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Kevin (September 21, 2009). "Rolling Stone: Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- ↑ 12.07.09 5:07 pm. "The 40 Best Albums of 2009 | GIRLS". SPIN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ↑ Staff, Pitchfork (December 17, 2009). "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2009 | Features". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
External links
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- Matthew Kallman
- Ryan Lynch
- Garett Goddard
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