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73 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: Two former members of the band Elkland comprise the New York indie rock quartet The Drums, who releases the follow-up to its 2009 EP "Summertime!"

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. The Boston Phoenix
    100
    Pierce has picked apart the classics that influenced him (the Wake, the Shangri-Las, Joy Electric), stripped them down to their pop core, and redressed it all as one of the best albums of 2010.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    More than anything, the album's quality is a relief. The Drums have proved that for all the prevalence of glittery synth-carting unicorn-botherers in our times, there's still a hurricane of heartsore life in guitar pop.
  3. Uncut
    60
    You suspect that The Drums want it a bit too much, making for an album that's not quite as nonchalant and breezy as it ought to be. [Jul 2010, p.110]
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  1. Ricko
    8
    A good debut, full of indie pop gems. I wouldn't say a masterpiece or groundbreaking but I would say highly enjoyable and great fun. The melodies going on here are fantastic. In general the band keep thing simple here and it works to the bands advantage. The results show that you sometimes you just can't beat the classic guitar/bass/drums/vocals combo.… Expand
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  2. papalazarou
    7
    A decent debut album by the drums. Its probably as good as this type of music can carry you. Yes its fun, but if they really want to be reigning in the applause they should probably adopt a more grown up sound. Its perfect for the soundtrack to some teen flick. The highlight of the album has to be "Down By The Water".… Expand
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