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8.9
110601
8.9 |
Northern Transmissions
This is an album that can be enjoyed on many levels, immediately and with lasting effect
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8.0
110953
8.0 |
NOW
It’s an incisive album about the prevailing mood of the moment: anxiety. The lyrics might be grim, but the music encourages us to stick it out
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8.0
110491
8.0 |
Exclaim
One of the album's best moments comes from the closing song. "Blip of Joy" is the perfect track to summarize everything that Brutalism is
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8.0
110493
8.0 |
PopMatters
On Brutalism, the Drums practice a form of indie pop therapy that's rich in musical textures and lyrical depth
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7.6
110492
7.6 |
Earbuddy
The Drums as a band you really need to listen to
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7.5
110634
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Pierce’s queerness is integral to Brutalism’s articulation of longing
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7.0
110586
7.0 |
All Music
Pierce's soul-baring is paying off in music that allows him to express himself to the fullest on the way back from heartache
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7.0
110494
7.0 |
Uncut
The Drums are more stupidly contagious than ever. Print edition only
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6.0
110505
6.0 |
NME
The Drums' – okay, sole remaining member Jonny Pierce – latest record outdoes expectations, swapping indie-pop for welcome experimentalism
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6.0
110582
6.0 |
DIY
It’s missing some of The Drums’ lo-fi charm
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6.0
111307
6.0 |
Under The Radar
It's a new, more modern sound for The Drums—one that serves to stir heartstrings while also being a reminder that the pain and heartache always fades—and which ebbs and flows with a soft and soothing psychedelic edge
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5.9
110660
5.9 |
Pitchfork
The latest album from the Drums—now just frontman Jonny Pierce—is his most honest and most unvarnished
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5.7
110489
5.7 |
Paste Magazine
It’s catchy in places, sure, but so are bedbugs
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4.0
110490
4.0 |
The Arts Desk
Brutalism reflects a time of transformation and soul-searching
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