Album (Girls album)
Album is the debut 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.Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.- Chet "JR" White – producer, bass guitar
- Tom Marzella – drums
- Garett Godard – drums
- Myles Benham Cooper – beach sounds
- Christopher Owens – cover art, girls photos
- Sandy Kim – band photography
- John Goodmansos – mixing
- John Golden – mastering