Drift (The Men album)

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Drift
Studio album by
The Men
ReleasedMarch 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)
StudioSerious Business Records Studios
Length35:01
LabelSacred Bones Records
ProducerTravis Harrison
The Men chronology
Devil Music
(2016) 		Drift
(2018) 		Mercy
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.2/10[2]
Metacritic63/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[4]
Clash8/10[5]
DIY4/5 stars[6]
Exclaim!5/10[7]
God Is in the TV8/10[8]
MusicOMH3/5 stars[9]
Paste7.2/10[10]
Pitchfork6.6/10[11]
PopMatters7/10[12]
Under the Radar4/10[13]

Drift is the seventh studio album by American punk rock band The Men. It was released on March 2, 2018 under Sacred Bones Records.[14]

Production[]

The album was recorded at Serious Business Records's studios with the help of musician and producer Travis Harrison.[15]

Release[]

The album was first announced on January 10, 2018.[16] The first single to be announced "Maybe I'm Crazy" was released on January 9, 2018.[15] The second single from the album, "Rose on Top of the World" was released on January 31, 2018.[17] The third single "Killed Someone" was released on February 22, 2018.[18]

Critical reception[]

Drift 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 63, based on 18 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 64 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 18 reviews.[1]

Track listing[]

Drift track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Maybe I'm Crazy"4:10
2."When I Held You in My Arms"4:58
3."Secret Light"4:16
4."Rose on Top of the World"4:28
5."So High"3:25
6."Killed Someone"2:29
7."Sleep"2:45
8."Final Prayer"5:45
9."Come to Me"2:45

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Palfrey, Jack (March 2, 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. ^ Daly, Rhian. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. ^ Blenkarn, Matthew (February 28, 2018). "The Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  8. ^ Etheridge, Loz (March 8, 2018). "God Is In The TV Review". God Is in the TV. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  9. ^ Horton, Ross (March 2, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  10. ^ Desler, Madison (March 12, 2018). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  11. ^ Berman, Stuart (March 5, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  12. ^ King, Ian (February 27, 2018). "The Men's 'Drift' Is Their Most Spacious Album to Date". PopMatters. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  13. ^ Bemrose, Bekki (February 28, 2018). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  14. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (January 9, 2018). "The Men Announce New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b Roberts, Christopher (January 9, 2018). "The Men Announce New Album, Share New Song". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  16. ^ Murray, Robin (January 10, 2018). "The Men Announce New Album 'Drift'". Clash. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Men share the breezy 'Rose on Top of the World' from new album". DIY. January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  18. ^ "The Men share new track 'Killed Someone'". DIY. February 22, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2020.


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