Reception
Portamento received mixed reviews. Review aggregator Metacritic assigned an average critic score of 64 out of 100 based on 22 reviews.[13] Helen Clarke of musicOMH gave the album four out of five stars, saying, "With their second album The Drums are more absorbing than ever, and have created a record that will last far longer than their first."[14] Mike Williams of NME wrote, "With a little more self-censorship and less browbeating we'd be looking at one of the albums of the year," awarding the record 7/10.[15]
Singles
"Money" is the lead single taken from Portamento. The single was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2011. "How It Ended" was the second single released in the UK on 3 October 2011. "Days" was the third single from the album released in the UK on February 27, 2012.
Track listing
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1. | "Book of Revelation" | Jonny Pierce | 3:31 |
2. | "Days" | Pierce, Connor Hanwick | 4:30 |
3. | "What You Were" | Pierce, Hanwick | 3:16 |
4. | "Money" | Pierce, Hanwick | 3:55 |
5. | "Hard to Love" | Pierce | 3:54 |
6. | "I Don't Know How to Love" | Pierce, Hanwick, Jacob Graham | 3:23 |
7. | "Searching for Heaven" | Pierce, Graham | 2:50 |
8. | "Please Don't Leave" | Pierce | 4:13 |
9. | "If He Likes It Let Him Do It" | Pierce, Graham | 3:52 |
10. | "I Need a Doctor" | Pierce, Hanwick | 4:17 |
11. | "In the Cold" | Pierce, Hanwick | 3:30 |
12. | "How It Ended" | Pierce | 4:19 |
Total length: | 45:17 |
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13. | "Blue Stripes" (Bonus Track) | 4:07 |
14. | "What We Had" (Bonus Track) | 3:52 |
15. | "Searching For Heaven" (Music Video) | |
16. | "Money" (Music Video) | |
Personnel
- Jonathan Pierce – Vocals, Drums
- Jacob Graham – Synthesizers
- Connor Hanwick – Drums
- Myles Matheny – Guitar
References
- ↑ "Drums, The (2) - Portamento (CDr, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/money-single/id454581305
- ↑ Rebecca Nicholson (1 September 2011). "The Drums: Portamento – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
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- ↑ Helen Clarke. "The Drums - Portamento". musicOMH. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ Mike Williams (30 August 2011). "Album Review: The Drums - 'Portamento'". NME. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ Hermione Hoby (4 September 2011). "The Drums: Portamento –review". The Observer. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ Michael Marotta (7 September 2011). "The Drums – Portamento". The Phoenix. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ Larry Fitzmaurice (16 September 2011). "The Drums: Portamento". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ Matt James (20 September 2011). "The Drums - Portamento". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ Kevin Liedel (30 August 2011). "The Drums: Portamento". Slant. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ Marc Hogan. "The Drums Portamento". Spin. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Portamento - The Drums". Metacritic. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ↑ Clarke, Helen (September 5, 2011). "The Drums - Portamento". musicOMH. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ↑ Williams, Mike (August 30, 2011). "Album Review: The Drums - 'Portamento'". NME. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ↑ "The Drums - Irish AlbumsChart".
- ↑ "The Drums - Spain Albums Chart".
- ↑ "The Drums - Swiss Albums Chart".
- ↑ "The Drums - UK Albums Chart".
- ↑ "The Drums - Charts and Awards".
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/portamento/id454701736
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/portamento/id454701736
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