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Undertow (Drenge album)

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]

Undertow
Studio album by
Drenge
Released6 April 2015
Recorded2014, McCall Sound Studios
Genre
LabelInfectious
ProducerRoss Orton
Drenge chronology
Drenge
(2013) 		Undertow
(2015) 		Autonomy
(2018)
Singles from Undertow
  1. "We Can Do What We Want"
    Released: 24 February 2015[1]
  2. "Never Awake"
    Released: 2 March 2015[2]
  3. "Favourite Son"
    Released: 25 March 2015[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
DIY[6]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
Mojo[4]
NME9/10[9]
The Observer[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Q}[4]
Uncut7/10[4]

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.[12][14][15]

The album's release was followed by a UK tour in April 2015.[12]

The first single to be taken from the album, "We Can Do What We Want", was released in January 2015.[16]

Critical response

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Drenge's second record was well received by critics. DIY Magazine awarded the album a perfect score calling Drenge "a band finding their feet before taking to the skies." The continued: "The brilliance of ‘Undertow’ is in knowing just how much more Drenge can achieve."[17] The Guardian described Undertow as "the sound of a band who’ve found their murky flow" and "an album that will pull you under."[18] The NME said the album marks Drenge as the "UK’s most brilliantly disorderly band."[19] The Line of Best Fit declared: "Drenge make a bloodied mess of the idea 'second album syndrome.'" They continued: "Their second album continues the work of the first, a yardstick for the heavy guitar sound, and is in its own way as hard hitting, visceral and effortlessly brilliant." They awarded the album a score of 8.5.[20]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Year Rank
NME NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 2015
38[21]

Track listing

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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

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Drenge

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 196
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 14

References

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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.
  2. ^ Milton, Jamie (2 March 2015). "Drenge - Never Awake". DIY. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ Payne, Chris. "Exclusive: Hear Drenge's Rockin' New Song 'Favourite Son'". Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "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.
  12. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Drenge - Undertow". DIY Mag. DIY Mag. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Drenge: Undertow review – deadpan post-grungers find flow and focus". Guardian. Guardian. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Drenge – 'Undertow'". NME. NME. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Drenge make a bloodied mess of the idea 'second album syndrome'". The Line of Best Fit. The Line of Best Fit. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  21. ^ "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  22. ^ "Ultratop.be – Drenge – Undertow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  23. ^ "DRENGE Official Charts Company". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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