Working Class Woman
Working Class Woman is the fourth solo studio album by Marie Davidson.[4] It was released on Ninja Tune on 5 October 2018.[5]
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| Released | 5 October 2018 | |||
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| Length | 42:51 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
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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 | |
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| 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]
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.[18]
| Musicians 
 Technical personnel 
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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.
- Snapes, Laura (5 October 2018). "Marie Davidson: Working Class Woman review – tormented techno subverted by humour". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- 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.
- "Working Class Woman by Marie Davidson Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- 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.
- 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.
-  Working Class Woman (liner notes). Marie Davidson. Ninja Tune. 2018. ZENCD250.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
External links
    
- Working Class Woman at Discogs (list of releases)
- Working Class Woman at MusicBrainz (list of releases)