Portamento (album)

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Portamento
Portamento.jpg
Studio album by
The Drums
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
RecordedNew York
GenreIndie pop, new wave, post-punk revival
Length45:17
LabelMoshi Moshi / Island
ProducerJonathan Pierce, Jacob Graham, Connor Hanwick[1]
The Drums chronology
The Drums
(2010) 		Portamento
(2011) 		Encyclopedia
(2014)
Singles from Portamento
  1. "Money"
    Released: August 19, 2011
  2. "How It Ended"
    Released: October 3, 2011
  3. "Days"
    Released: February 27, 2012

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[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian2/5 stars[3]
The Independent2/5 stars[4]
musicOMH4/5 stars[5]
NME7/10[6]
The Observer2/5 stars[7]
The Phoenix2.5/5 stars[8]
Pitchfork7.4/10[9]
PopMatters7/10 stars[10]
Slant4/5 stars[11]
Spin7/10 stars[12]

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.

Nearly a decade later, in 2021, "Money" earned the album renewed interest via the popularization of the song on short video-sharing app TikTok, with over 500 thousand videos posted on the platform containing it.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Book of Revelation"Jonny Pierce3:31
2."Days"Pierce, Connor Hanwick4:30
3."What You Were"Pierce, Hanwick3:16
4."Money"Pierce, Hanwick3:55
5."Hard to Love"Pierce3:54
6."I Don't Know How to Love"Pierce, Hanwick, Jacob Graham3:23
7."Searching for Heaven"Pierce, Graham2:50
8."Please Don't Leave"Pierce4:13
9."If He Likes It Let Him Do It"Pierce, Graham3:52
10."I Need a Doctor"Pierce, Hanwick4:17
11."In the Cold"Pierce, Hanwick3:30
12."How It Ended"Pierce4:19
Total length:45:17
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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 – Synthesizer
  • Connor Hanwick – Guitar
  • Lee Hanwick - Saxophone on What You Were

Charts[]

Charts (2011) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 59
Spain (PME)[17] 44
Switzerland (Swiss Albums Chart)[18] 92
UK (The Official Charts Company)[19] 44
US (Billboard Top Heatseekers)[20] 10

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label
Ireland[21] September 2, 2011 Digital download Island Records
United Kingdom[22]

References[]

  1. ^ "Drums, The (2) - Portamento (CDr, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/money-single/id454581305
  3. ^ Rebecca Nicholson (1 September 2011). "The Drums: Portamento – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ Helen Clarke. "The Drums - Portamento". musicOMH. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  6. ^ Mike Williams (30 August 2011). "Album Review: The Drums - 'Portamento'". NME. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  7. ^ Hermione Hoby (4 September 2011). "The Drums: Portamento –review". The Observer. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  8. ^ Michael Marotta (7 September 2011). "The Drums – Portamento". The Phoenix. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  9. ^ Larry Fitzmaurice (16 September 2011). "The Drums: Portamento". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  10. ^ Matt James (20 September 2011). "The Drums - Portamento". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  11. ^ Kevin Liedel (30 August 2011). "The Drums: Portamento". Slant. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  12. ^ Marc Hogan. "The Drums Portamento". Spin. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Portamento - The Drums". Metacritic. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  14. ^ Clarke, Helen (September 5, 2011). "The Drums - Portamento". musicOMH. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  15. ^ Williams, Mike (August 30, 2011). "Album Review: The Drums - 'Portamento'". NME. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  16. ^ "The Drums - Irish AlbumsChart".
  17. ^ "The Drums - Spain Albums Chart".
  18. ^ "The Drums - Swiss Albums Chart".
  19. ^ "The Drums - UK Albums Chart".
  20. ^ "The Drums - Charts and Awards".
  21. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/portamento/id454701736
  22. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/portamento/id454701736
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