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| Released | 5 October 2018 | |||
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| Length | 42:51 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
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Working Class Woman is the fourth solo studio album by French-Canadian musician Marie Davidson.[4] It was released on Ninja Tune on 5 October 2018.[5]
Production
The album was created in Montreal and Berlin.[6] Marie Davidson says: "It comes from my brain, through my own experiences: the suffering and the humour, the fun and the darkness to be Marie Davidson."[7]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.0/10[8] |
| Metacritic | 85/100[9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[11] |
| The Guardian | [2] |
| NME | [12] |
| Now | 4/5[13] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[3] |
| Q | [14] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.0/5[15] |
| The Skinny | [16] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | A−[17] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[9]
Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "With greater emotional depth and sonic clarity than her past recordings, Working Class Woman is an exciting breakthrough for Davidson."[10] Sophie Kemp of Pitchfork wrote: "The lines between seriousness and humor are blurry, and that's kind of the point, where the album excels is in Davidson's ability to very much intentionally confuse her listener."[3] Briony Pickford of The Skinny gave the album 5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a mix of successful, feminist personas commenting over relentless drums and chaotic synths."[16]
Accolades
At the end of the year, the album was included in several best-albums-of-2018 lists, ranking in such lists by Now Magazine (3rd),[18] Bleep (8th),[19] Mixmag (10th),[20] The Quietus (14th),[21] Bandcamp Daily (19th),[22] The 405 (28th),[23] The Skinny (31st),[24] Loud and Quiet (36th),[25] FACT (43rd),[26] Noisey (73rd),[27] Fopp (100th),[28] Resident Advisor (1 of 40 unranked albums),[29] and XLR8R (1 of 35 unranked albums).[30] It also featured in Exclaim!'s best dance and electronic albums of 2018 list,[31] and PopMatters' best electronic music albums of 2018 list.[32]
Track listing
All music composed by Marie Davidson; all words written by Davidson; all tracks produced by Davidson and Pierre Guerineau, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Biggest Fan" | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Work It" | 4:20 |
| 3. | "The Psychologist" | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Lara" | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Day Dreaming" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "The Tunnel" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Workaholic Paranoid Bitch" | 4:52 |
| 8. | "So Right" (Davidson, Guerineau, Asaël Robitaille, Cristoball Urbina) | 5:06 |
| 9. | "Burn Me" | 5:15 |
| 10. | "La Chambre Intérieure" | 3:08 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Working Class Woman.[33]
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References
- ^ Derdeyn, Stuart (9 October 2018). "5 things to know about Working Class Woman by Marie Davidson". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ a b Snapes, Laura (5 October 2018). "Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman review – tormented techno subverted by humour". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Kemp, Sophie (10 October 2018). "Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Slingerland, Calum (30 August 2018). "Marie Davidson Announces 'Working Class Woman' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Gaca, Anna (30 August 2018). "Marie Davidson Announces New Album Working Class Woman With "So Right"". Spin. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Francis, Claire (28 September 2018). "Almost Famous: Marie Davidson on Working Class Woman". The Skinny. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (30 August 2018). "Marie Davidson joins Ninja Tune for new album, Working Class Woman". Fact. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Working Class Woman by Marie Davidson reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Working Class Woman by Marie Davidson Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Working Class Woman – Marie Davidson". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Beedham, Tom (2 October 2018). "Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Smith, Thomas (9 October 2018). "Marie Davidson – 'Working Class Woman' review". NME. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ Ritchie, Kevin (5 October 2018). "Review: Marie Davidson's Working Class Woman is full of funny and furious techno". Now. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ Yates, Steve (November 2018). "Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman". Q (391): 105.
- ^ McDermott, Matt (17 October 2018). "Marie Davidson - Working Class Woman". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ a b Pickford, Briony (1 October 2018). "Marie Davidson – Working Class Woman". The Skinny. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ Hull, Tom (December 28, 2018). "Streamnotes (December, 2018)". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ Staff, N. O. W. (2018-12-10). "The 10 best albums of 2018 - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ Bleep. "Top 10 Albums of the Year 2018". Bleep. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2018". Mixmag. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "The Quietus | Features | Quietus Charts | Quietus Albums Of The Year 2018, In Association With Norman Records". The Quietus. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "The Best Albums of 2018: #100 – 81". Bandcamp Daily. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "405: Top 50 Albums of 2018". www.yearendlists.com. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2018". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "The Loud And Quiet best 40 albums of 2018". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ Wilson, April Clare Welsh, Cameron Cook, Chal Ravens, Claire Lobenfeld, Henry Bruce-Jones, John Twells, Lorena Cupcake, Maya-Roisin Slater, Scott (2018-12-13). "The 50 best albums of 2018". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Noisey Staff (2018-12-05). "The 100 Best Albums of 2018". Vice. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ fopp (2018-11-22). "best albums of 2018". Fopp - the best music, films, books + tech at low prices. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "2018's Best Albums · Feature ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ Staff, XLR8R (2018-12-19). "XLR8R's Best of 2018: Releases". XLR8R. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Staff, Exclaim! (December 12, 2018). "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Dance and Electronic Albums". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "The 25 Best Electronic Albums of 2018, PopMatters". PopMatters. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ Working Class Woman (liner notes). Marie Davidson. Ninja Tune. 2018. ZENCD250.
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External links
- Working Class Woman at Discogs (list of releases)
- Working Class Woman at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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