Undertow (Drenge album)

Undertow
Studio album by Drenge
Released 6 April 2015
Recorded 2014, McCall Sound Studios
Genre Alternative rock
Label Infectious
Producer Ross Orton
Drenge chronology
Drenge
(2013)Drenge2013		 Undertow
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
DIY[3]
Drowned in Sound7/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[1]
NME9/10[6]
The Observer[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Q}[1]
Uncut7/10[1]

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.[9][10]

The album was announced on 27 January 2015 and the band performed a track from it on The Late Show with David Letterman the same day, their first appearance on American television.[9][11][12]

The album's release was followed by a UK tour in April 2015.[9]

The first single to be taken from the album, "We Can Do What We Want", was released in January 2015.[13]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
NME NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 2015

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 196
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 14

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Critic Reviews for Undertow by Drenge". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Monger, Timothy. "Undertow - Drenge". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Milton, Jamie (6 April 2015). "Drenge - Undertow album review". DIY. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Burrows, Marc (14 April 2015). "Album Review: Drenge - Undertow". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Hutchinson, Kate (2 April 2015). "Drenge: Undertow review – deadpan post-grungers find flow and focus". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Cooper, Leonie (24 March 2015). "Drenge - 'Undertow'". NME. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Mongredien, Phil (5 April 2015). "Drenge: Undertow review – a solid second dose of nihilistic blues". The Observer. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Dolan, Jon (21 April 2015). "Drenge Undertow Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 Cooper, Leonie (2015) "Drenge announce new album 'Undertow'", NME, 27 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  10. ↑ Keeble, Ed (2015) "Drenge Confirm New Album 'Undertow' and Preview New Single", Gigwise.com, 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  11. ↑ Renshaw, David (2015) "Drenge on new album 'Undertow': 'One song just screams 'Fleetwood Mac'", NME, 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  12. ↑ Payne, Chris (2015) "The Alt In Our Stars Podcast: Drenge Previews New Album 'Undertow'", billboard.com, 30 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  13. ↑ Murray, Robin (2015) "Drenge Return With New Album 'Undertow'", Clash, 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  14. ↑ "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Drenge – Undertow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "DRENGE Official Charts Company". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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