Album (Girls album)

Album
Studio album by Girls
Released September 22, 2009
Recorded 2008
Genre Indie pop, 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"
    Released: September 7, 2009
  3. "Laura"
    Released: November 9, 2009
  4. "Morning Light"
    Released: February 22, 2010

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. Club B+[3]
The Guardian[4]
Mojo[5]
MSN MusicA−[6]
NME9/10[7]
Pitchfork Media9.1/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Uncut[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 tenth on Pitchfork Media's "The Top 50 Albums of 2009" list.[13]

Track listing

All tracks written 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

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Reviews for Album by Girls". Metacritic. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
  2. ↑ Lymangrover, Jason. "Album – Girls". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
  3. ↑ Bevan, David (September 29, 2009). "Girls: Album". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  4. ↑ Dean, Will (September 25, 2009). "Girls: Album". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Girls: Album". Mojo (194): 103. January 2010.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 2009). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ Jonze, Tim (September 27, 2009). "Album review: Girls – 'Album' (Fantasytrashcan/Turnstile)". NME. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
  8. ↑ Breihan, Tom (September 25, 2009). "Girls: Album". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Girls: Album". Q (279): 111. October 2009.
  10. ↑ O'Donnell, Kevin (September 21, 2009). "Album : Girls". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
  11. ↑ Richards, Sam (September 22, 2009). "Girls – Album". Uncut. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  12. ↑ "The 40 Best Albums of 2009". Spin. December 31, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2009". Pitchfork Media. December 17, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2011.

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