| Working Class Woman | ||||
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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 Marie Davidson. [4] It was released on Ninja Tune on 5 October 2018. [5]
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]
| 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]
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 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Working Class Woman. [18]
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