Public Strain

Public Strain is the second and final album by Canadian rock band Women. The album was produced by Chad VanGaalen.[1] It was released in 2010 on VanGaalen's Flemish Eye record label in Canada, and on Jagjaguwar in the United States.

Public Strain
Studio album by
Women
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2010
Genre
Length42:18
Label
ProducerChad VanGaalen
Women chronology
Women
(2008)		 Public Strain
(2010)

Two songs on the album are direct references to the artist Ray Johnson: "Locust Valley" is the name of the town where Johnson lived in New York. "Venice Lockjaw" is a phrase Johnson incorporated in pins that he gave away at the 1990 Venice Biennale. Johnson was also referenced on Women's 2008 self-titled album; "Sag Harbour Bridge" refers to the location where Johnson committed suicide in 1995.

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[2]
Metacritic81/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Boston Phoenix[5]
Drowned in Sound8/10[6]
Mojo[7]
NME8/10[8]
Pitchfork8.0/10[9]
PopMatters9/10[10]
The Skinny[11]
Spin8/10[12]
Uncut[13]

Public Strain was released to critical acclaim.[3]

Exclaim! placed Public Strain at number 10 on its list of the best Pop & Rock Albums of 2010, with critic Brock Thiessen writing that "Public Strain showed that rock'n'roll can still offer shock and awe."[14] Pitchfork placed it at number 47 on its list of The Top 50 Albums of 2010.[15] . The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[16]

Gorilla vs. Bear and Tiny Mix Tapes ranked it the 31st and 77th best album of the decade respectively.[17][18]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Can't You See"3:41
2."Heat Distraction"4:05
3."Narrow With the Hall"2:37
4."Penal Colony"2:39
5."Bells"3:22
6."China Steps"4:22
7."Untogether"3:09
8."Drag Open"4:53
9."Locust Valley"4:15
10."Venice Lockjaw"2:48
11."Eyesore"6:25
Total length:42:18

References
  1. Breihan, Tom (June 10, 2010). "Women Announce Second Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  2. "Public Strain by Women reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  3. "Reviews for Public Strain by Women". Metacritic. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. Lymangrover, Jason. "Public Strain – Women". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  5. Grimes, Michael (September 30, 2010). "Women | Public Strain". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. Lukowski, Andrzej (August 27, 2010). "Album Review: Women – Public Strain". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  7. "Women: Public Strain". Mojo (202): 96. September 2010.
  8. Wright, Lisa (August 23, 2010). "Album review: Women – 'Public Strain' (Jagjaguwar)". NME. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  9. Leitko, Aaron (September 30, 2010). "Women: Public Strain". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  10. Kloke, Joshua (November 23, 2010). "Women: Public Strain". PopMatters. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  11. Buckle, Chris (July 26, 2010). "Women – Public Strain". The Skinny. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  12. Cohen, Ian (November 3, 2010). "Women, 'Public Strain' (Jagjaguwar)". Spin. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  13. "Women: Public Strain". Uncut (161): 114. October 2010.
  14. "Pop & Rock Year in Review". Exclaim!.
  15. "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2010 | Features". Pitchfork. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  16. "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced" Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
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