Undertow (Drenge album)
Undertow is the second album by Drenge released on 6 April 2015. Their first release since expanding to a three-piece with the addition of bassist Rob Graham, who played on three tracks, the album was produced by Ross Orton and recorded at McCall Sound Studios in late 2014.[12][13]
| Undertow | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 6 April 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014, McCall Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Infectious | |||
| Producer | Ross Orton | |||
| Drenge chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Undertow | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| DIY | [6] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| Mojo | [4] |
| NME | 9/10[9] |
| The Observer | [10] |
| Rolling Stone |  [11] |
| Q | }[4] |
| Uncut | 7/10[4] |
The album was announced on 27 January 2015 and the band performed a track from it on The Late Show with David Letterman the same day, their first appearance on American television.[12][14][15]
The album's release was followed by a UK tour in April 2015.[12]
The first single to be taken from the album, "We Can Do What We Want", was released in January 2015.[16]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction" | 1:12 |
| 2. | "Running Wild" | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Never Awake" | 3:32 |
| 4. | "We Can Do What We Want" | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Favourite Son" | 2:27 |
| 6. | "The Snake" | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Side By Side" | 3:35 |
| 8. | "The Woods" | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Undertow" | 2:41 |
| 10. | "Standing in the Cold" | 5:36 |
| 11. | "Have You Forgotten My Name?" | 4:23 |
References
- Day, Laurence. "Drenge share video for new single "We Can Do What We Want"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- Milton, Jamie (2 March 2015). "Drenge - Never Awake". DIY. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- Payne, Chris. "Exclusive: Hear Drenge's Rockin' New Song 'Favourite Son'". Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- "Critic Reviews for Undertow by Drenge". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- Monger, Timothy. "Undertow - Drenge". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- Milton, Jamie (6 April 2015). "Drenge - Undertow album review". DIY. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- Burrows, Marc (14 April 2015). "Album Review: Drenge - Undertow". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- Hutchinson, Kate (2 April 2015). "Drenge: Undertow review – deadpan post-grungers find flow and focus". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- Cooper, Leonie (24 March 2015). "Drenge - 'Undertow'". NME. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- Mongredien, Phil (5 April 2015). "Drenge: Undertow review – a solid second dose of nihilistic blues". The Observer. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- Dolan, Jon (21 April 2015). "Drenge Undertow Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- Cooper, Leonie (2015) "Drenge announce new album 'Undertow'", NME, 27 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
- Keeble, Ed (2015) "Drenge Confirm New Album 'Undertow' and Preview New Single", Gigwise.com, 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
- Renshaw, David (2015) "Drenge on new album 'Undertow': 'One song just screams 'Fleetwood Mac'", NME, 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
- Payne, Chris (2015) "The Alt In Our Stars Podcast: Drenge Previews New Album 'Undertow'", billboard.com, 30 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
- Murray, Robin (2015) "Drenge Return With New Album 'Undertow'", Clash, 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
- "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- "Ultratop.be – Drenge – Undertow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- "DRENGE Official Charts Company". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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