''Women'' is the debut studio album by Calgary band

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, recorded by fellow Calgary-native

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. It was released in 2008 on VanGaalen's

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record label in Canada, and on Jagjaguwar in the US. The song "Sag Harbor Bridge" is a direct reference to the suicide of the artist

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, like "Locust Valley" and "Venice Lockjaw" on

's second album of 2010, ''

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''.

Recording

''Women'' was recorded by

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-nominated Chad VanGaalen, in " anGaalen'sbasement, an outdoor culvert and a crawlspace." It was recorded using

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es and

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s, contributing to its

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sound.

Reception

''Women'' was released to favourable reviews, with Cokemachineglow naming it as "the best 'indie rock' record released

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hands down."

Track listing

References

External links

* 2008 debut albums Women (band) albums Flemish Eye albums Jagjaguwar albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub