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Working Class Woman

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]

Working Class Woman
Studio album by
Marie Davidson
Released5 October 2018 (2018-10-05)
Recorded
  • Montreal, Canada
  • Berlin, Germany
Genre
Length42:51
LabelNinja Tune
Producer
  • Marie Davidson
  • Pierre Guerineau
  • Asaël Robitaille
  • Cristobal Urbina
Marie Davidson chronology
Adieux au Dancefloor
(2016) 		Working Class Woman
(2018) 		Renegade Breakdown
(2020)

Production

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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

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.0/10[8]
Metacritic85/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [10]
Exclaim!9/10[11]
The Guardian     [2]
NME     [12]
Now4/5[13]
Pitchfork7.8/10[3]
Q     [14]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[15]
The Skinny     [16]
Tom Hull – on the WebA−[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

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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

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All music composed by Marie Davidson; all words written by Davidson; all tracks produced by Davidson and Pierre Guerineau, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
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

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Working Class Woman.[33]

References

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  1. ^ Derdeyn, Stuart (9 October 2018). "5 things to know about Working Class Woman by Marie Davidson". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b Snapes, Laura (5 October 2018). "Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman review – tormented techno subverted by humour". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Kemp, Sophie (10 October 2018). "Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ Slingerland, Calum (30 August 2018). "Marie Davidson Announces 'Working Class Woman' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. ^ Gaca, Anna (30 August 2018). "Marie Davidson Announces New Album Working Class Woman With "So Right"". Spin. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  6. ^ Francis, Claire (28 September 2018). "Almost Famous: Marie Davidson on Working Class Woman". The Skinny. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  7. ^ Wilson, Scott (30 August 2018). "Marie Davidson joins Ninja Tune for new album, Working Class Woman". Fact. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Working Class Woman by Marie Davidson reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Working Class Woman by Marie Davidson Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  10. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Working Class Woman – Marie Davidson". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  11. ^ Beedham, Tom (2 October 2018). "Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. ^ Smith, Thomas (9 October 2018). "Marie Davidson – 'Working Class Woman' review". NME. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  13. ^ Ritchie, Kevin (5 October 2018). "Review: Marie Davidson's Working Class Woman is full of funny and furious techno". Now. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  14. ^ Yates, Steve (November 2018). "Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman". Q (391): 105.
  15. ^ McDermott, Matt (17 October 2018). "Marie Davidson - Working Class Woman". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  16. ^ a b Pickford, Briony (1 October 2018). "Marie Davidson – Working Class Woman". The Skinny. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  17. ^ Hull, Tom (December 28, 2018). "Streamnotes (December, 2018)". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  18. ^ Staff, N. O. W. (2018-12-10). "The 10 best albums of 2018 - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  19. ^ Bleep. "Top 10 Albums of the Year 2018". Bleep. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  20. ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2018". Mixmag. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  21. ^ "The Quietus | Features | Quietus Charts | Quietus Albums Of The Year 2018, In Association With Norman Records". The Quietus. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  22. ^ "The Best Albums of 2018: #100 – 81". Bandcamp Daily. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  23. ^ "405: Top 50 Albums of 2018". www.yearendlists.com. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  24. ^ "The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2018". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  25. ^ "The Loud And Quiet best 40 albums of 2018". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  26. ^ 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)
  27. ^ Noisey Staff (2018-12-05). "The 100 Best Albums of 2018". Vice. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  28. ^ fopp (2018-11-22). "best albums of 2018". Fopp - the best music, films, books + tech at low prices. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  29. ^ "2018's Best Albums · Feature ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  30. ^ 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)
  31. ^ Staff, Exclaim! (December 12, 2018). "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Dance and Electronic Albums". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  32. ^ "The 25 Best Electronic Albums of 2018, PopMatters". PopMatters. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  33. ^ Working Class Woman (liner notes). Marie Davidson. Ninja Tune. 2018. ZENCD250.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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