Album is the debut studio album by the American band Girls. It was released September 22, 2009, on True Panther Sounds.
Critical 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. Tom Breihan of Pitchfork writes, "Album is mostly sunny Beach Boys pastiche, but it's not the kajillionth indie attempt at orchestral Pet Sounds majesty. Rather, it's simple and forthright early Beach Boys stuff: compact guitar-jangles, sha-la-la harmonies, muffled heartbeat drums. It sounds great." Jason Lymangrover of AllMusic states, "As a whole, everything's relaxed and dreamy, perfectly matching the '70s aesthetic of their videos: washed out with overexposed sun streaks and a Crayola watercolor palette." Will Dean of The Guardian says, "The duo combine deceptively simple chords and patterns with hazy walls of feedback, Californian pop melodies, surf guitars and Owens's dozy vocal style – which sounds like he's answering a question you asked him yesterday. The result is glorious."
Accolades Album was awarded the fifth spot on Spin magazine's best albums of 2009 list and tenth on Pitchforks "The Top 50 Albums of 2009" list. Pitchfork also awarded it "Best New Music" upon release.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the album liner notes. Chet "JR" White – producer, bass guitar Tom Marzella – drums (track 10) Garett Godard – drums (tracks 2, 3, 5, 12) Myles Benham Cooper – beach sounds (track 7) Christopher Owens – cover art, girls photos Sandy Kim – band photography John Goodmansos – mixing John Golden – mastering
Charts Chart (2009) Peak position
As of 2012 the album has sold 50,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Release history CountryDateLabel Format Catalogue #United StatesSeptember 22, 2009True Panther Sounds CD TRUE-010 LP TRUE-010-1United KingdomSeptember 28, 2009Fantasytrashcan 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
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