Working Girl
by Little Boots
  • Record Label: Dim Mak
  • Release Date: Jul 10, 2015
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. AllMusic
    Jul 13, 2015
    80
    Ultimately, Working Girl plays like Little Boots' own biopic, a cinematic feminist synth-pop manifesto set to a pulsing Giorgio Moroder-esque soundtrack.
  2. The Telegraph (UK)
    Jul 6, 2015
    80
    There are motivational numbers such as Get Things Done, with its great elastic-bass hook. But more often Hesketh is in the trenches.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jul 1, 2015
    80
    Whatever she's doing, it's working. [Aug 2015, p.109]
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  5. Clash Music
    Jul 14, 2015
    70
    It can be a little too sterile in places but for the most part, Working Girl shows that Little Boots is a canny operator who, now that she's been given the opportunity to do things on her own terms, has finally shown us what all the fuss was about in the first place.
  6. Slant Magazine
    Jul 1, 2015
    70
    A more sonically focused effort.
  7. Consequence
    Jul 6, 2015
    67
    Boots has refined her technical skills and curation choices over the past two albums, but her biggest breakthrough on Working Girl is just how much she’s now willing to let us in.
  8. musicOMH.com
    Jul 21, 2015
    60
    Working Girl isn’t an album that will stretch boundaries or break new ground--the best tracks are ones that can’t easily be compared to other artists, such as Taste It and Help Too.
  9. The Observer (UK)
    Jul 13, 2015
    60
    It packs a selection of nagging tunes that could easily light up the mainstream as, say, the Pet Shop Boys once did, if rave-ified R&B didn’t exert such a stranglehold on the charts.
  10. DIY Magazine
    Jul 10, 2015
    60
    Working Girl isn’t the sleekest of albums but the stumbles and scrapes that Little Boots overcomes are a testament to her desire for change.
  11. Uncut
    Jul 1, 2015
    60
    It's a rather bloodless and oddly dated set. [Aug 2015, p.76]
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  12. Under The Radar
    Jul 28, 2015
    50
    Little Boots is consciously following pop music's torchbearers. Unfortunately, she's not ready to carry one herself.
  13. Drowned In Sound
    Jul 10, 2015
    50
    There is certainly something interesting about it, but it’s also a bit hard to embrace wholeheartedly.
  14. The Guardian
    Jul 9, 2015
    40
    Working Girl’s weakness is not in Hesketh’s insecurity, or the songs themselves, but in the fact that it breaches what was advertised.
  15. Mojo
    Jul 6, 2015
    40
    With a few exceptions, she just sounds bored. [Aug 2015, p.93]
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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 27
  3. Negative: 3 out of 27
  1. savioeu
    Jul 12, 2015
    8
    This a great collection of connected songs not only about work day life, but also metaphors representing human relationships. Little Boots isThis a great collection of connected songs not only about work day life, but also metaphors representing human relationships. Little Boots is not afraid of showing vulnerability in the lyrics. 'No Pressure' and 'Heroine' definetely worth a listen. If I were the boss of this working girl I'd promote her.… Full Review »
  2. JamesWimbury
    Sep 19, 2015
    9
    A welcome improvement from her previous effort, Nocturnes, taking her back to her glorious 2009 days, with slick production and catchy hooks,A welcome improvement from her previous effort, Nocturnes, taking her back to her glorious 2009 days, with slick production and catchy hooks, the album proves to be intriguing and original. Highlights include the title track "Working Girl" and "Get Things Done"… Full Review »
  3. DonovanKoen25
    Sep 18, 2015
    5
    Little Boots have come a long way since "Remedy" and "New in town", however the change in her style was quite drastic from her first album toLittle Boots have come a long way since "Remedy" and "New in town", however the change in her style was quite drastic from her first album to "Nocturnes" - I liked the second album a lot and it was different and there was still some flashy stuff on there, however "Working girl" just fell flat for me, there is nothing exciting about this album and I listened to it once compared to her previous work which I killed by the way, unfortunately this album does nothing for me and will put it away for a rainy day. Maybe.… Full Review »
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