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69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
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  1. Nov 21, 2016
    90
    After a slight misstep with Audio, Visual Disco, they’ve only gone and created a masterpiece with Woman.
  2. Nov 18, 2016
    90
    Woman is confident and captivating, and like their debut before it, demands attention.
  3. Dec 2, 2016
    80
    Woman is a really good record and an accomplished, confident body of work, but it may leave those hankering for something with more venom feeling a little impatient.
  4. Nov 18, 2016
    80
    Justice’s sound is still huge, still bludgeoningly and pleasingly direct.
  5. 80
    Woman is a joyous album of hope and optimism.
  6. Nov 17, 2016
    80
    Ultimately, Woman‘s choral and orchestral contributions make the album stand out not only from Justice’s own prior work, but also from the throng of more repetitive electronic music that’s prevalent today.
  7. Nov 15, 2016
    80
    While nothing on Woman is quite as bombastic as when † was first unleashed on an unsuspecting public, there's plenty of intriguing stuff to chew on here with deep cuts such as Chorus and Heavy Metal, resulting in a terrific return from the French duo.
  8. 75
    For the majority of Woman, Justice are acting out their pop dreams through machinery. Where in the past they’ve allowed to let the equipment do the talking, here, they show that they too are human after all.
  9. Dec 12, 2016
    70
    Generally speaking, the beats remain hard enough, and the riffs have a sharp enough edge to maintain Woman’s effect throughout, and the elastic textures created by Augé and de Rosnay display a real lushness, warm and cold in equal measures.
  10. Nov 29, 2016
    70
    What works on Woman truly does with aplomb, but it arguably stands as the group’s least unique effort, and with some of that old punk snarl now removed perhaps they’ve lost some of that addictive danger.
  11. Nov 18, 2016
    70
    Even if Woman sometimes sounds more like two EPs than a cohesive set of songs, it's still an enjoyable album--especially when Justice use their flair for looking back creatively.
  12. Uncut
    Nov 15, 2016
    70
    Gaspard Auge and Xavier de Rosnay balance their belligerent side with a refined, progressive sensibility, a side increasingly foregrounded on Woman. [Dec 2016, p.30]
  13. Nov 17, 2016
    67
    While Justice avoided breaking new ground with Woman, the 10 tracks still manage to remind us why we fell in love with them in the first place.
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 55
  2. Negative: 5 out of 55
  1. Nov 18, 2016
    7
    Woman is yet again another new area of music for Justice to play around in. They use heavily influenced disco melodies and harmonies. ThereWoman is yet again another new area of music for Justice to play around in. They use heavily influenced disco melodies and harmonies. There is indeed an absence of a "dance" aspect to this album but highlights like "Safe and Sound", "Pleasure", "Stop", "Randy", and "Love S.O.S." keep the longtime fans pleased. Full Review »
  2. Nov 18, 2016
    9
    Woman is a fun, funky, funny, fabulous album full of life and harmony. It's as if Justice travelled back in time to the 70;s and 80's withWoman is a fun, funky, funny, fabulous album full of life and harmony. It's as if Justice travelled back in time to the 70;s and 80's with current technology, and made a hit record. It's refreshing to see that Justice aren't only pushing their own boundaries and sort of straying away from their previous work, but are also moving away from what is now a quite stale world of pop electronic music. The melodies are addictive, and even though some might find the lyrics cringy or even soppy, I think they help capture the care free feeling of love that is woven throughout this album. The grooves never stop, and so the fun doesn't either. The album finishes on a hopeful track, that sends you on your way to spread the love you've just been given by Justice. 9/10. Full Review »
  3. Nov 22, 2016
    8
    On the border of cheesy and serious; right where Justice belongs and right where they've always been. This soars above their previous albumOn the border of cheesy and serious; right where Justice belongs and right where they've always been. This soars above their previous album Audio Video Disco. It's feel good dance music for a more mature audience than that of their debut Cross. Surely not as hard hitting as their early days, they've opted for a gentler but just as inspiring sound. 8/10 Full Review »