| Working Men's Club | ||||
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| Studio album by Working Men's Club | ||||
| Released | 2 October 2020 | |||
| Studio | McCall Sound Studio, Sheffield | |||
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| 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 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Clash | 8/10 |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | |
Working Men's Club is the debut album by the English band Working Men's Club, released on 2 October 2020 on Heavenly Recordings.
Critical reception
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. The record also received an average score of 8.1 from AnyDecentMusic?, a normalized rating out of 10.
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." 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."
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."
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."
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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| God Is in the TV | GIITV's 10 Albums of the Year for 2020 | 1 | |
| Les Inrockuptibles | Notre top 100 des albums 2020 | 2 | |
| OOR | DIT ZIJN DE 20 BESTE ALBUMS VAN 2020 | 11 | |
| Mondo Sonoro | Los mejores discos internacionales de 2020 | 21 |
Track listing
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 | |
References
- "Working Men's Club by Working Men's Club reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- Sendra, Tim. "Working Men's Club - Working Men's Club". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- Crowe, Josh (2 October 2020). "Working Men's Club - Working Men's Club". Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- Simpson, Dave (2 October 2020). "Working Men's Club review – synthpop of every stripe on outstanding debut LP". Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- Shutler, Ali (2 October 2020). "Working Men's Club – Working Men's Club review: pulsating rave anthems on attention-demanding debut". Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- Working Men's Club by Working Men's Club, retrieved 2021-05-27
- "Working Men's Club by Working Men's Club reviews | Any Decent Music". www.anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- "Working Men's Club - Working Men's Club". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- "Working Men's Club review". The Guardian. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- "Working Men's Club - 'Working Men's Club' review: pulsating rave anthems on attention-demanding debut". NME. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- "Working Men's Club - Working Men's Club (Heavenly)". God Is In The TV. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- Cummings, Bill (2020-12-16). "GIITTV: Albums of The Year for 2020, 10-1". God Is In The TV. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- "Notre top 100 des albums 2020". Les Inrocks. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- "OOR's Eindlijst: dit zijn de 20 beste albums van 2020 (eindlijst 2020)". OOR (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- "Los mejores discos internacionales de 2020". Mondo Sonoro. December 13, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2021.