Women - public strain

Women are an art rock band from Calgary, Canada. Their debut album Women was released on VanGaalen's label Flemish Eye on July 8, 2008 in Canada^[1] and on Jagjaguwar in the United States on October 7, 2008.^[2]. It was rumoured that the band broke up on October 29, 2010 after a fight on stage at a show at the Lucky Bar in Victoria although their management has stated that they have merely canceled the rest of their tour.

Women's second album, Public Strain, was released in Canada, via Flemish Eye Records, and in the United States, UK, and Europe, via Jagjaguwar Records, on September 28, 2010. The album has received praise from across the media spectrum. Pitchfork, Exclaim!, Filter, and BBC have all turned-in positive reviews in favour of the album. The band started with a Europe tour, followed by a US tour in the fall of 2010. It was rumoured that the band broke up on October 29, 2010 after a fight on stage at a show at the Lucky Bar in Victoria although their management has stated that they have merely canceled the rest of their tour. Pitchfork released a 3 song live video in February 2011 shot in an empty factory a few weeks before their indefinite hiatus^[10]

Some members of Women also play in the live band of Chad VanGaalen.

Women - Public Strain