Drums And Guns

Drums and Guns
Drums and Guns
Studio album by Low
Released	20 March 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Slowcore, electronic, experimental
Length	41:22
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Dave Fridmann
Low chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
CLUAS	(7/10)^[3]
NME	(7/10)^[4]
Pitchfork Media	(8.1/10)^[5]
PopMatters	(8/10)^[6]

Drums and Guns is the eighth full-length album by indie rock band Low. It is the second album they recorded with producer Dave Fridmann ( The Great Destroyer). The album was partially inspired by the war in Iraq.^[2] It was released on March 20, 2007, on Sub Pop records.

Musician Steve Adey covered "Murderer" on his 2017 LP Do Me a Kindness.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pretty People"	3:01
2.	"Belarus"	3:17
3.	"Breaker"	2:53
4.	"Dragonfly"	3:44
5.	"Sandinista"	2:22
6.	"Always Fade"	3:57
7.	"Dust on the Window"	4:12
8.	"Hatchet"	2:18
9.	"Your Poison"	1:13
10.	"Take Your Time"	4:18
11.	"In Silence"	2:46
12.	"Murderer"	3:43
13.	"Violent Past"	3:38

Charts

Charts (2007)	Peak position
Belgium (Flanders) ( Ultratop 50)^[7]	60
Ireland ( IRMA)^[8]	54
Italy ( FIMI)^[9]	68
United States Billboard 200^[10]	196
Billboard Top Heatseekers^[10]	8
Billboard Top Independent Albums^[10]	26

References

^ "Drums And Guns by Low". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Allmusic Review". AllMusic.
^ "CLUAS Review".
^ "NME Review". NME. April 4, 2007.
^ "Pitchfork Review". Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
^ "PopMatters Review".
^ "Belgium: Top 100 Albums, Week Ending April 7, 2007". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^ "Ireland: Top 75 Albums, Week Ending April 12, 2007". GfK. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^ "Italy: Top 100 Albums, Week Ending March 20, 2007". aCharts. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Drums & Guns Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

External links

"Song of the Day: An Air of Portent That Borders on Menace", by Stephen Thompson, from NPR.org, April 2, 2007 (features "Belarus")

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[Metacritic-1] "Drums And Guns by Low". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[Allmusic-2] "Allmusic Review". AllMusic.

[CLUAS-3] "CLUAS Review".

[NME-4] "NME Review". NME. April 4, 2007.

[Pitchfork_Media-5] "Pitchfork Review". Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.

[PopMatters-6] "PopMatters Review".

[irch-7] "Belgium: Top 100 Albums, Week Ending April 7, 2007". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

[IRE-8] "Ireland: Top 75 Albums, Week Ending April 12, 2007". GfK. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

[ITA-9] "Italy: Top 100 Albums, Week Ending March 20, 2007". aCharts. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

[US-10] "Drums & Guns Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

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Studio albums	I Could Live in Hope Long Division The Curtain Hits the Cast Secret Name Things We Lost in the Fire Trust The Great Destroyer Drums and Guns C'mon The Invisible Way Ones and Sixes Double Negative Hey What
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EPs	Low Finally... Transmission Songs for a Dead Pilot Christmas Bombscare EP The Exit Papers In the Fishtank 7 Tonight the Monkeys Die: Low Remixed Murderer
Singles	" If You Were Born Today (Song for Little Baby Jesus)" " Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" " California"
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