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2011 studio album by The Drums
Portamento is the second studio album by American indie pop band The Drums . The album was released in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2011 through Moshi Moshi and Island Records and was preceded by the release of lead single "Money" on August 19.[ 2]
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
Title Writer(s) 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
iTunes bonus tracks Title 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, Bass Guitar
Charts
Release history
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 .
^ [1] [dead link ]
^ 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
Studio albums Extended plays Singles