Undertow (Drenge album)

Undertow
Undertow
Studio album by Drenge
Released	6 April 2015
Recorded	2014, McCall Sound Studios
Genre	Punk rock ; garage rock ;
Label	Infectious
Producer	Ross Orton
Drenge chronology
Singles from Undertow
	"We Can Do What We Want"; Released: 24 February 2015; "Never Awake"; Released: 2 March 2015; "Favourite Son"; Released: 25 March 2015;

Last updated June 24, 2021

Professional ratings
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]

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]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank
NME	NME'S Albums of the Year 2015	2015	38^[17]

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

Personnel

Drenge

Eoin Loveless – lead vocals, guitar
Rory Loveless – drums
Rob Graham – bass guitar

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[18]	196
UK Albums (OCC)^[19]	14

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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.
1 2 3 4 "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.
1 2 3 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
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↑ "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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[1] Day, Laurence. "Drenge share video for new single "We Can Do What We Want"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[diy_mar_2015-2] Milton, Jamie (2 March 2015). "Drenge - Never Awake". DIY. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[billboard-3] Payne, Chris. "Exclusive: Hear Drenge's Rockin' New Song 'Favourite Son'". Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[Metacritic-4] 1 2 3 4 "Critic Reviews for Undertow by Drenge". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[5] Monger, Timothy. "Undertow - Drenge". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[6] Milton, Jamie (6 April 2015). "Drenge - Undertow album review". DIY . Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[7] 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.

[8] Hutchinson, Kate (2 April 2015). "Drenge: Undertow review – deadpan post-grungers find flow and focus". The Guardian . Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[9] Cooper, Leonie (24 March 2015). "Drenge - 'Undertow'". NME . Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[10] Mongredien, Phil (5 April 2015). "Drenge: Undertow review – a solid second dose of nihilistic blues". The Observer . Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[11] Dolan, Jon (21 April 2015). "Drenge Undertow Album Review". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[Cooper-12] 1 2 3 Cooper, Leonie (2015) "Drenge announce new album 'Undertow'", NME , 27 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015

[13] Keeble, Ed (2015) "Drenge Confirm New Album 'Undertow' and Preview New Single", Gigwise.com, 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015

[14] Renshaw, David (2015) "Drenge on new album 'Undertow': 'One song just screams 'Fleetwood Mac'", NME , 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015

[15] Payne, Chris (2015) "The Alt In Our Stars Podcast: Drenge Previews New Album 'Undertow'", billboard.com, 30 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015

[16] Murray, Robin (2015) "Drenge Return With New Album 'Undertow'", Clash , 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015

[17] "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.

[ac_Flanders_Drenge-18] "Ultratop.be – Drenge – Undertow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

[19] "DRENGE Official Charts Company". The Official Charts Company . Retrieved 14 April 2015.

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v t e Drenge
Eoin Loveless Rory Loveless Rob Graham
Studio albums	Drenge Undertow Strange Creatures
Live albums	iTunes Festival 2013
Extended plays	Autonomy
Singles	"Bloodsports" "Backwaters" "Face Like a Skull" "We Can Do What We Want" "Never Awake" "Favourite Son" "This Dance" "Bonfire of the City Boys" "Never See the Signs"
Related articles	Discography