Darlings (Kevin Drew album)

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Darlings
Kevin Drew Darlings.jpg
Studio album by
Kevin Drew
ReleasedMarch 18, 2014
GenreIndie rock
Length42:26
LabelArts & Crafts
ProducerKevin Drew, Dave Hamelin, Graham Lessard
Kevin Drew chronology
Something for All of Us...
(2008) 		Darlings
(2014)
Singles from Darlings
  1. "Good Sex"
    Released: February 14, 2014[1]
  2. "Mexican Aftershow Party"
    Released: February 24, 2014[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.6/10[4]
Metacritic67/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[6]
Clash5/10[7]
Consequence of SoundB[8]
DIY3/5 stars[9]
Exclaim!7/10[10]
MusicOMH4.5/5 stars[11]
NME3/5 stars[12]
Pitchfork7.6/10[13]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[14]
Under the Radar6.5/10[15]

Darlings is the second studio album by Broken Social Scene co-founder Kevin Drew. It was released on March 18, 2014 through Arts & Crafts Productions.[16]

The album was recorded at the Banff Centre in Alberta with Graham Lessard and then taken to a house in Northern Ontario with Dave Hamelin for final recording and mixing. The album also features longtime collaborators Charles Spearin and Ohad Benchetrit along with Dean Stone.

Critical reception[]

Darlings was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 67, based on 18 reviews.[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Body Butter"2:25
2.""Good Sex"3:09
3."It's Cool"3:51
4."Mexican Aftershow Party"3:27
5."You Gotta Feel It"4:03
6."First In Line"3:03
7."Bullshit Ballad"4:12
8."My God"4:45
9."You In Your Were"4:00
10."You Got Caught"4:07
11."And That's All I Know"5:24

Charts[]

Chart performance for Darlings
Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[17] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 45

References[]

  1. ^ Rachel, Cole (February 14, 2014). "Broken Social Scene Frontman Kevin Drew On His New Solo Album + "Good Sex" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Minsker, Evan (February 24, 2014). "Kevin Drew: "Mexican Aftershow Party"". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Darlings by Kevin Drew". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. ^ Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Hampson, Gemma (April 2, 2014). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  8. ^ Terry, Josh (March 17, 2014). "Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  9. ^ Williamson, Coral (March 23, 2014). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  10. ^ Lau, Melody (March 17, 2014). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  11. ^ Ashton-Smith, =Alan (March 18, 2014). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  12. ^ Daly, Rhian (March 14, 2014). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  13. ^ Cohen, Ian (March 19, 2014). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  14. ^ Dolan, Jon (March 18, 2014). "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  15. ^ Lau, Melody (March 14, 2014). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  16. ^ Battan, Carrie (March 10, 2014). "Stream Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene's New Album, Darlings". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  17. ^ "Kevin Drew Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  18. ^ "Kevin Drew Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2020.


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