Drift (The Men album)

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Drift
The Men - Drift.png
Studio album by
The Men
ReleasedMarch 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)
Studio Serious Business Records Studios
Length35:01
Label Sacred Bones Records
Producer Travis Harrison
The Men chronology
Devil Music
(2016)		Drift
(2018)		 Mercy
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.2/10 [1]
Metacritic 63/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash 8/10 [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Exclaim! 5/10 [6]
God Is in the TV 8/10 [7]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Paste 7.2/10 [9]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [10]
PopMatters 7/10 [11]
Under the Radar 4/10 [12]

Drift is the seventh studio album by American punk rock band The Men. It was released on March 2, 2018 under Sacred Bones Records. [13]

Contents

Production

The album was recorded at Serious Business Records's studios with the help of musician and producer Travis Harrison. [14]

Release

The album was first announced on January 10, 2018. [15] The first single to be announced "Maybe I'm Crazy" was released on January 9, 2018. [14] The second single from the album, "Rose on Top of the World" was released on January 31, 2018. [16] The third single "Killed Someone" was released on February 22, 2018. [17]

Critical reception

Drift was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 63, based on 18 reviews. [2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 64 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 18 reviews. [18]

Track listing

Drift track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Maybe I'm Crazy"4:10
2."When I Held You in My Arms"4:58
3."Secret Light"4:16
4."Rose on Top of the World"4:28
5."So High"3:25
6."Killed Someone"2:29
7."Sleep"2:45
8."Final Prayer"5:45
9."Come to Me"2:45

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  2. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ Palfrey, Jack (March 2, 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  5. ↑ Daly, Rhian. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. ↑ Blenkarn, Matthew (February 28, 2018). "The Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ Etheridge, Loz (March 8, 2018). "God Is In The TV Review". God Is in the TV . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ Horton, Ross (March 2, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ Desler, Madison (March 12, 2018). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ Berman, Stuart (March 5, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  11. ↑ King, Ian (February 27, 2018). "The Men's 'Drift' Is Their Most Spacious Album to Date". PopMatters . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ Bemrose, Bekki (February 28, 2018). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  13. ↑ Sodomsky, Sam (January 9, 2018). "The Men Announce New Album". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  14. 1 2 Roberts, Christopher (January 9, 2018). "The Men Announce New Album, Share New Song". Under the Radar . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  15. ↑ Murray, Robin (January 10, 2018). "The Men Announce New Album 'Drift'". Clash . Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  16. ↑ "The Men share the breezy 'Rose on Top of the World' from new album". DIY . January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  17. ↑ "The Men share new track 'Killed Someone'". DIY . February 22, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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