Brutalism (The Drums album)

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Brutalism
Album cover for Brutalism by the Drums.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 5, 2019
Genre Indie pop, dream pop, synth-pop
Length35:00
Label ANTI-
Producer Jonathan Pierce, Bryan De Leon, and Sonny DiPerri
The Drums chronology
Abysmal Thoughts
(2017)
Brutalism
(2019)
Jonny
(2023)
Singles from Brutalism
  1. "Body Chemistry"
    Released: January 15, 2019 [1]
  2. "626 Bedford Avenue"
    Released: February 26, 2019 [2]
  3. "Loner"
    Released: April 2, 2019
  4. "Try"
    Released: June 26, 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10 [3]
Metacritic 72/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
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DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Exclaim! 8/10 [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 5.9/10 [9]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar 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 full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Brutalism is the fifth studio album by New York City indie rock project The Drums. The album was released on April 5, 2019, through ANTI-. The album was preceded by the lead single "Body Chemistry". [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Pretty Cloud"3:29
2."Body Chemistry"4:48
3."626 Bedford Avenue"3:22
4."Brutalism"3:49
5."Loner"3:47
6."I Wanna Go Back"4:04
7."Kiss It Away"3:41
8."Nervous"4:05
9."Blip of Joy"3:55
Total length:35:00
Vinyl hidden track
No.TitleLength
10."Try"3:33

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Gaca, Anna (January 15, 2019). "The Drums Announce New Album Brutalism With "Body Chemistry"". Spin . Bob Guccione Jr. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  2. Schatz, Lake (February 26, 2019). "The Drums reveals regretful new song "626 Bedford Avenue": Stream". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  3. "Brutalism by The Drums reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  4. "Brutalism by The Drums Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  5. Phares, Heather. "Brutalism - The Drums". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  6. Wilde, George. "The Drums - Brutalism". DIY . Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  7. Rodobolski, Alex (April 3, 2019). "The Drums Brutalism". Exclaim! . Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  8. Smith, Thomas (April 1, 2019). "The Drums - 'Brutalism' album review". NME . Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  9. Arroyo, Steven (April 12, 2019). "The Drums: Brutalism Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  10. Ingalls, Chris (April 2, 2019). "The Drums: Brutalism". PopMatters . Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  11. Pearlman, Mischa (May 13, 2019). "The Drums: Brutalism (ANTI-)". Under the Radar . Retrieved November 7, 2019.