Vivian Girls (album)
| Vivian Girls | ||||
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| Studio album by Vivian Girls | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | January 2008 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, noise pop, lo-fi | |||
| Length | 21:16 | |||
| Label | In The Red | |||
| Vivian Girls chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    link |
| The A.V. Club | (A-) link |
| Brooklyn Daily Eagle | (Positive) link |
| Clash | (Positive) link |
| Magnet | link |
| NME | (8/10) link |
| No Ripcord | (9/10) link |
| Paste | link |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.5/10) link |
Vivian Girls is the debut album by lo-fi/punk band Vivian Girls, released September 30, 2008.
Reception
The album was met with favorable reviews, scoring an 80/100 on Metacritic based on 15 reviews.[1]
"the melodies, all hard and spiky on the outside and gooey on the inside, like tough girl music should be" - Plan B
"between the omnipresent slabs of reverb, the trio flip between harmonic garage rock, gloomy melodies and twee-Birthday Partyisms" - NME (8/10)
The album was named the 16th best album of 2008 by Pitchfork Media and the 9th best album of 2008 by Rough Trade.[2][3]
Track listing
- "All the Time" – 1:57
- "Such a Joke" – 1:43
- "Wild Eyes" – 1:55
- "Going Insane" – 1:29
- "Tell the World" – 3:36
- "Where Do You Run To" – 3:15
- "Damaged" – 2:06
- "No" – 1:19
- "Never See Me Again" – 1:41
- "I Believe in Nothing" – 2:26
Personnel
- Cassie Ramone – lead guitar, vocals
- Katy "Kickball Katy" Goodman – bass, vocals
- Frankie Rose - drums, vocals
References
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