Undertow (Drenge album)

Undertow
Studio album by Drenge
Released	6 April 2015
Recorded	2014, McCall Sound Studios
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Infectious
Producer	Ross Orton
Drenge chronology
Drenge (2013) Undertow (2015)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
DIY	[3]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Mojo	[1]
NME	9/10[6]
The Observer	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Q	}[1]
Uncut	7/10[1]

Undertow is the second album by Drenge released on 6 April 2015. Their first release since expanding to a three-piece with the addition of bassist Rob Graham, who played on three tracks, the album was produced by Ross Orton and recorded at McCall Sound Studios in late 2014.^[9][10]

The album was announced on 27 January 2015 and the band performed a track from it on The Late Show with David Letterman the same day, their first appearance on American television.^[9][11][12]

The album's release was followed by a UK tour in April 2015.^[9]

The first single to be taken from the album, "We Can Do What We Want", was released in January 2015.^[13]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank
NME	NME'S Albums of the Year 2015	2015	38[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Introduction"	1:12
2.	"Running Wild"	3:45
3.	"Never Awake"	3:32
4.	"We Can Do What We Want"	2:56
5.	"Favourite Son"	2:27
6.	"The Snake"	4:00
7.	"Side By Side"	3:35
8.	"The Woods"	3:33
9.	"Undertow"	2:41
10.	"Standing in the Cold"	5:36
11.	"Have You Forgotten My Name?"	4:23

Personnel

Drenge

• Eoin Loveless – lead vocals, guitar
• Rory Loveless – drums
• Rob Graham – bass guitar

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]	196
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	14

References

1. "Critic Reviews for Undertow by Drenge". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
2. Monger, Timothy. "Undertow - Drenge". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
3. Milton, Jamie (6 April 2015). "Drenge - Undertow album review". DIY. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
4. Burrows, Marc (14 April 2015). "Album Review: Drenge - Undertow". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
5. Hutchinson, Kate (2 April 2015). "Drenge: Undertow review – deadpan post-grungers find flow and focus". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
6. Cooper, Leonie (24 March 2015). "Drenge - 'Undertow'". NME. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
7. Mongredien, Phil (5 April 2015). "Drenge: Undertow review – a solid second dose of nihilistic blues". The Observer. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
8. Dolan, Jon (21 April 2015). "Drenge Undertow Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
9. Cooper, Leonie (2015) "Drenge announce new album 'Undertow'", NME, 27 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
10. Keeble, Ed (2015) "Drenge Confirm New Album 'Undertow' and Preview New Single", Gigwise.com, 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
11. Renshaw, David (2015) "Drenge on new album 'Undertow': 'One song just screams 'Fleetwood Mac'", NME, 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
12. Payne, Chris (2015) "The Alt In Our Stars Podcast: Drenge Previews New Album 'Undertow'", billboard.com, 30 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
13. Murray, Robin (2015) "Drenge Return With New Album 'Undertow'", Clash, 28 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015
14. "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
15. "Ultratop.be – Drenge – Undertow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
16. "DRENGE Official Charts Company". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2015.