Vivian Girls (album)

Vivian Girls
Studio album by Vivian Girls
Released	September 30, 2008 (2008-09-30)
Recorded	January 2008
Genre	Indie rock, noise pop, lo-fi, power pop
Length	21:16
Label	In The Red
Vivian Girls chronology
Vivian Girls (2008) Everything Goes Wrong (2009)Everything Goes Wrong2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The A.V. Club	(A-) link
Brooklyn Daily Eagle	(Positive) link
Clash	(Positive) link
Magnet	link
NME	(8/10) link
No Ripcord	(9/10) link
Paste	link
Pitchfork Media	(8.5/10) link

Vivian Girls is the debut album by lo-fi/punk band Vivian Girls, released September 30, 2008.

Reception

The album was met with favorable reviews, scoring an 80/100 on Metacritic based on 15 reviews.^[1]

"the melodies, all hard and spiky on the outside and gooey on the inside, like tough girl music should be" - Plan B

"between the omnipresent slabs of reverb, the trio flip between harmonic garage rock, gloomy melodies and twee-Birthday Partyisms" - NME (8/10)

The album was named the 16th best album of 2008 by Pitchfork Media and the 9th best album of 2008 by Rough Trade.^[2][3]

Track listing

1. "All the Time" – 1:57
2. "Such a Joke" – 1:43
3. "Wild Eyes" – 1:55
4. "Going Insane" – 1:29
5. "Tell the World" – 3:36
6. "Where Do You Run To" – 3:15
7. "Damaged" – 2:06
8. "No" – 1:19
9. "Never See Me Again" – 1:41
10. "I Believe in Nothing" – 2:26

Personnel

• Cassie Ramone – lead guitar, vocals
• Katy "Kickball Katy" Goodman – bass, vocals
• Frankie Rose – drums, vocals

References