Drenge (album)
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| Released | 19 August 2013 | |||
| Genre | Garage rock, grunge, blues rock, punk rock | |||
| Length | 37:21 | |||
| Label | Infectious | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (76/100) [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| NME | (8/10)[2] |
| The Guardian |   [3] |
| The Independent | [4] |
| Clash | (8/10)[5] |
Drenge is the self-titled debut album by British band Drenge. It was released on 19 August 2013 on Infectious Music. The album reached #39 on the iTunes charts upon its release.[6]
The album received mostly positive reviews with Clash Music describing the album's use of a "brand of raucous, nihilistic, grungy garage punk" as "thrilling", as well as stating that "The thrashing energy [heard in earlier tracks] does relent somewhat towards the end, yet this remains an impressive introductory manifesto."[5]
Their single 'Bloodsports' was nominated for Zane Lowe's 2013 Top 100 Hottest Records.[7]
The artwork for this album features a photograph of Wardsend Cemetery in Sheffield and a nearby scrapyard.
Track listing[edit]
From iTunes.[8]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "People in Love Make Me Feel Yuck" | 1:50 |
| 2. | "Dogmeat" | 2:22 |
| 3. | "I Want to Break You in Half" | 1:51 |
| 4. | "Bloodsports" | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Backwaters" | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Gun Crazy" | 2:06 |
| 7. | "Face Like a Skull" | 3:32 |
| 8. | "I Don't Want to Make Love to You" | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Nothing" | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Bye Bye Bao Bao" | 1:10 |
| 11. | "Let's Pretend" | 8:03 |
| 12. | "Fuckabout" | 4:15 |
References[edit]
- ^ Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ NME review
- ^ "Drenge: Drenge – review". The Guardian. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022.
- ^ The Independent review
- ^ a b Clash review
- ^ iTunes Page with chart information
- ^ Zane Lowe's 100 Hottest Records 2013
- ^ iTunes page for track listing
