- Record Label: Innovative Leisure
- Release Date: Jun 25, 2013
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Jun 25, 2013At a surface level, the album seems like more of the same kind of offerings found on GB City, but with more styles covered and improved songwriting, the album is a slight step up. His skill set as a singer, vocalist, drummer, guitarist, and bassist is very impressive.
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Jun 25, 2013Although GB City was powerful in its own way, the self-titled displays an impressive attention to detail that helps bring out some of the sound that was lacking in the group’s early work.
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Jun 25, 2013While GB City felt fast and dirty like a fleeting glance with a stranger, Bass Drum of Death is a fully realized one night stand.
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Jul 1, 2013Just two years on from Barrett's debut record, Bass Drum of Death shows a definite creative expansion--and he shows no sign of losing his way with a hook.
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Jun 25, 2013While Bass Drum Of Death is stripped back and wins many points for commitment to a certain aesthetic, it’s also a largely successful album in terms of tunes.
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Jul 12, 2013Every song on this album could stand to be tightened. Most could lose a verse or two, and a lot of them would sound much better if they were played faster.
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Aug 6, 2013Their songwriting is fantastic and the melodies are extremely catchy but overall it feels like a lack of effort--a cheap gimmick--especially when they’ve clearly got the chops to pull off something greater.
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Q MagazineAug 20, 2013This second album us far from flawless, with too many songs outstaying their welcome. [Sep 2013, p.98]
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Jul 8, 2013Sure, this is a great garage rock record--but it’s dreaming even bigger.
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Aug 9, 2013A new punk classic.
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Jun 25, 2013His self-titled effort amounts to little more than the sound of him treading water; it’s every bit as fun and energetic as GB City, and the chaotic live shows aren’t likely to see a change of pace any time soon, but there’s practically nothing in the way of progression here, either.