Abysmal Thoughts

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Abysmal Thoughts
Drumsat.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 16, 2017
Genre Indie pop, surf rock
Length49:05
Label ANTI-
The Drums chronology
Encyclopedia
(2014)
Abysmal Thoughts
(2017)
Brutalism
(2019)
Singles from Abysmal Thoughts
  1. "Blood Under My Belt"
    Released: March 1, 2017 [1]
  2. "Heart Basel"
    Released: May 2, 2017 [2]
  3. "Head of the Horse"
    Released: May 30, 2017
  4. "Mirror"
    Released: June 13, 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club A− [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Exclaim! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
God Is in the T.V.9/10 [7]
Loud and Quiet 7/10 [8]
Paste 8.1/10 [9]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Abysmal Thoughts is the fourth studio album by New York City indie pop project The Drums. The album was released on June 16, 2017, through ANTI-. It is their first studio album as the solo project of lead singer Jonathan Pierce.

Contents

The album was preceded by the single, "Blood Under My Belt." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Mirror"4:04
2."I'll Fight for Your Life"3:51
3."Blood Under My Belt"3:48
4."Heart Basel"4:43
5."Shoot the Sun Down"3:36
6."Head of the Horse"4:38
7."Under the Ice"3:41
8."Are U Fucked"3:59
9."Your Tenderness"4:57
10."Rich Kids"3:07
11."If All We Share (Means Nothing)"3:50
12."Abysmal Thoughts"4:51
Total length:49:05

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] 157
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] 48
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [14] 5
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [15] 24

Personnel

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