Beams (album)

Beams
Studio album by The Presets
Released 12 September 2005
(see release history)
Genre Electronic dance music, electropop, electronica
Length 43:18
Label Modular
The Presets chronology

Blow Up
(2004)		 Beams
(2005)		 Resets
(2006)
Singles from Beams
  1. "Girl and the Sea"
    Released: 1 November 2004
  2. "Are You the One?"
    Released: 24 October 2005
  3. "Down Down Down"
    Released: 8 May 2006
  4. "I Go Hard, I Go Home"
    Released: 6 November 2006

Beams is the debut album by Australian electronic dance music duo The Presets, released on 12 September 2005.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes, unless otherwise noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Steamworks"    4:36
2. "Are You the One?"    3:24
3. "Down Down Down"    3:17
4. "Girl and the Sea"  S. Dixon, Hamilton, and Moyes 4:46
5. "Black Background"    1:39
6. "Worms"    4:00
7. "Kitty in the Middle"    2:42
8. "Hill Stuck"    1:47
9. "Girl (You Chew My Mind Up)"    3:52
10. "I Go Hard, I Go Home"    5:04
11. "Bad Up Your Betterness"  Hamilton, Daniel Johns, Moyes 4:11
12. "Beams"  Hamilton, Daniel Johns, Moyes 3:42

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
FasterLouder.com.au (very positive)[2]
Pitchfork (3.7/10)[3]
PopMatters [4]
Rolling Stone [5]

Allmusic called the album an "uneasy yet unforgettable combination of '80s gaudy pop flair and dark, propulsive rave beats".[1] Pitchfork, on the other hand, gave it a low 3.7/10 rating, writing "the most frustrating thing about Beams is that Moyes and Hamilton both know better".[3]

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 55

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

The Presets
Additional Musicians
Production
Design

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia 12 September 2005 Modular CD, digital download MODCD034

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erik Leijon. "Beams". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Presets - Beams". FasterLouder.com.au. 28 September 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Marc Hogan (20 June 2006). "The Presets: Beams". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Dan Raper (17 April 2006). "The Presets: Beams". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Rolling Stone. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "The ARIA Report — Issue #946" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 April 2008. p. 5. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 May 2015.