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The Drift
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The legendary singer-songwriter and one-time teen idol re-emerges with his first album in 11 years. Anyone expecting conventional rock or pop should look elsewhere, however, as it is even more challenging than previous release 'Tilt.'
| LABEL: | 4AD |
| RELEASE DATE: | 23 May 2006 |
| DISCS: | 1 disc |
| GENRE(S): | Singer-Songwriter, Rock, Experimental |
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The average user rating for this album is 7.9 (out of 10) based on 105 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
emily c. gave it a0:
How about if I just moan while shoving a crooked stick in my pussy and record it. It would be far more interesting than this shit, and would probably sound about the same.
Erik H gave it an8:
This is an extremely difficult album that a lot of people will hate. You can tell just by reading the user reviews which of these people actually know what to expect from a Walker album and those who just listened based on a Metacritic score or Pitchfork review. It took me about two months (and dozens of listens) to penetrate this album. When I finally did, I found it terrifying, deep, and breath-taking. There's as much to be found in its moments of tape-hiss and silence as there is when it reaches it's most decadent moments. Worth listening, but only if you're willing to invest time in it.
james m. gave it a10:
Thus far the record of the new century, from an artist who made some of last century's best records, i.e. Scott 3. Psst... These aren't waltzes for dodo's. psst. This noirish take on life in a post modern world is accurate and revelatory. psst. And not, I might add with touches of absurdist humor..psst. There has always been an eerie strain running through Scott's recordings, now with this stripped down, bleak, spare approach the essence of life, if not music itself, is laid bare for all to see, and for all to hear.psst...
neil gave it an8:
why are people lsitening to this album who don't like difficult music...this is scary shit and the people who are giving it zeros....who knows
Dave E gave it a6:
I haven't made my mind up about this album properly yet. There's some great noises and moments, some genuinely scary, some comic. I haven't quite got my head round the songs yet though (am I supposed to?). I'd just like to use this space to express my contempt for those who have decreed that anybody who professes like this album is a hipster or idiot. That's not the case, but it is probably true that anybody who says anything like that is a self-important know-it-all who's just annoyed that an album exists that they can't get their head round. Try it yourself and make your own mind up, I say - there's certainly plenty here worth listening to.
Tony S gave it a0:
This is unlistenable crap. I don't know if he was trying to be Nick Cave or something, but it didn't work. I don't usually dump on so-called "critics' darlings," but how the hell can you like this record?
Henry B gave it a9:
Scares me shitless. All very pretentious but worth every minute.
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