The Drums
by The Drums
  • Record Label: Downtown
  • Release Date: Sep 14, 2010
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15

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  1. papalazarou
    Aug 31, 2011
    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".
  2. Ricko
    Dec 1, 2011
    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.

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Urb
    60
    The album is overall fun, though it is at times repetitive and is best enjoyed in small doses.
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  2. NOW Magazine
    40
    Juxtaposing winsome 50s pop against 80s post-punk scored the Brooklyn band a lot of blog buzz, but the sound loses its novelty when stretched over a full album.
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  3. Spin
    80
    He frets ceaselessly about love and mortality, but the songs' twitchy, hummable effervescence seems to vanquish all the world's problems.
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