Feminist Sweepstakes

Feminist Sweepstakes is the second studio album by American dance-punk band Le Tigre. It was released on October 16, 2001 by record label Mr. Lady.

Feminist Sweepstakes
Studio album by
Le Tigre
ReleasedOctober 16, 2001
StudioModern Recording, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
GenreDance-punk, indietronica, riot grrrl
Length40:58
LabelMr. Lady
ProducerChris Stamey, Le Tigre
Le Tigre chronology
From the Desk of Mr. Lady
(2001)		 Feminist Sweepstakes
(2001)		 Remix
(2003)
Le Tigre studio album chronology
Le Tigre
(1999)		 Feminist Sweepstakes
(2001)		 This Island
(2004)
"TGIF (song)" redirects here. For the Kid Cudi song, see Man on the Moon: The End of Day. For the Katy Perry song, see Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).

Feminist Sweepstakes is Le Tigre's first album to feature JD Samson as a member of the band. She had previously worked with the band as a roadie and the operator of former member Sadie Benning's slide show during live performances in support of their first record.

Release

Feminist Sweepstakes was released on October 16, 2001.

Another version of the album was released on August 24, 2004 with a bonus multimedia track, a different version of "Well, Well, Well" featuring Vaginal Davis.

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. Clubmixed[3]
Robert ChristgauA–[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA–[5]
Mojo[6]
Pitchfork Media6.6/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin[10]
Uncut[11]

Feminist Sweepstakes has been generally well received by critics, and currently holds an approval rating of 78/100 on review aggregator website Metacritic.[1]

Mojo reviewer called it "Protest music that doesn't protest too much – a music with such a joy and wit to its outrage that it acquires a universality beyond its subject matter."[6] Uncut called it "The catchiest lesson in sexual politics you're likely to hear this season".[11] Alternative Press wrote "This is still some of the most original, passionate and listenable music of the year".[12]

Slightly less favourable was Allison Fields of Pitchfork, who wrote "Feminist Sweepstakes wants to be a terrifically fun album, yet with no deviation from the ceaseless politics and endless drum machine beats, things go stale."[7] Andy Battaglia of The A.V. Club wrote "Hanna is a crafty writer who can give song lyrics the weight of a master's thesis, but she often sounds tired and resigned this time out" and that the album "suggests a band less inspired by its own purpose."[3]

"Keep on Livin'" is used in the 2019 series finale of Jessica Jones.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Le Tigre, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."LT Tour Theme" 2:47
2."Shred A" 2:46
3."Fake French" 2:53
4."FYR" 3:15
5."On Guard" 3:30
6."Much Finer" 2:33
7."Dyke March 2001" 4:37
8."Tres Bien"Le Tigre, Tammy Rae Carland3:08
9."Well, Well, Well" 4:19
10."TGIF" 3:18
11."My Art" 2:01
12."Cry for Everything Bad That's Ever Happened" 2:41
13."Keep on Livin" 3:10
Total length:40:58

Charts
Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Independent Albums 43
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References
  1. "Reviews for Feminist Sweepstakes by Le Tigre – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  2. Gallucci, Michael. "Feminist Sweepstakes – Le Tigre | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  3. Battaglia, Andy (2001). "Le Tigre | Feminist Sweepstakes". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on December 11, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  4. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: Album: Le Tigre: Feminist Sweepstakes". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  5. Schinder, Scott (October 15, 2001). "Feminist Sweepstakes Review | Music Reviews and News | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  6. Mojo: 98. November 2001. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Fields, Allison (November 5, 2001). "Le Tigre: Feminist Sweepstakes | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  8. Q (184): 140. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. Sheffield, Rob (October 25, 2001). "RollingStone.com: Recordings: Le Tigre, Feminist Sweepstakes, 3 Stars". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 11, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  10. Spin: 132. November 2001. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. Uncut: 111. December 2001. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. January 2002. Alternative Press: 95. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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