Working Men's Club | ||||
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Studio album by Working Men's Club | ||||
Released | 2 October 2020 | |||
Studio | McCall Sound Studio, Sheffield | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 47:00 | |||
Label | Heavenly | |||
Producer | Ross Orton | |||
Working Men's Club chronology | ||||
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Singles from Working Men's Club | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 8.1/10 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Clash | 8/10 [3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
NME | [5] |
Working Men's Club is the debut album by the English band Working Men's Club, released on 2 October 2020 on Heavenly Recordings.
Working Men's Club was met with critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 83, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 10 reviews. [6] The record also received an average score of 8.1 from AnyDecentMusic?, a normalized rating out of 10. [7]
Clash critic Josh Crowe described the record as something that "could pass as a mixtape, traversing through a medley of sounds, eras and genres", stating that "the one thing consistent throughout are the standout vocals of Minsky-Sargeant." [8] Dave Simpson of The Guardian wrote: "The West Yorkshire band take the stark electronics of the post-punk scene and warm them with Detroit techno and Italian house – while addressing Andrew Neil with mischievous one-liners." [9]
Ali Shutler of NME was positive about the album, writing, "a world away from their early work, the Todmorden group find chaos in the every day on their superb debut." [10]
Tim Russell of God Is in the TV was also positive, calling Working Men's Club "a very special record, inspired by a fairly specific past but managing to sound fresh, contemporary and original, due in no small part to the precocious talent and charisma of singer Syd Minsky-Sargeant, a true star in the making." [11]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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God Is in the TV | GIITV's 10 Albums of the Year for 2020 | 1 | [12] |
Les Inrockuptibles | Notre top 100 des albums 2020 | 2 | |
OOR | DIT ZIJN DE 20 BESTE ALBUMS VAN 2020 | 11 | [14] |
Mondo Sonoro | Los mejores discos internacionales de 2020 | 21 |
All tracks are written by Sydney Minsky-Sargeant.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Valleys" | 6:30 |
2. | "A.A.A.A." | 3:06 |
3. | "John Cooper Clarke" | 5:27 |
4. | "White Rooms & People" | 2:31 |
5. | "Outside" | 2:51 |
6. | "Be My Guest" | 3:56 |
7. | "Tomorrow" | 4:05 |
8. | "Cook a Coffee" | 2:51 |
9. | "Teeth" | 3:41 |
10. | "Angel" | 12:30 |
Total length: | 47:00 |
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