Feelin Kinda Free

Feelin Kinda Free
Studio album by
The Drones
Released18 March 2016
Recorded2015–2016
StudioTFS Studios, Fitzroy North (Melbourne)[1][2]
Genre
Length40:02
LabelTropical Fuck Storm Records
The Drones chronology
I See Seaweed
(2013) 		Feelin Kinda Free
(2016)
Singles from Feelin Kinda Free
  1. "Taman Shud"
    Released: 12 December 2015
  2. "To Think That I Once Loved You"
    Released: 19 January 2016

Feelin Kinda Free is the sixth studio album from Australian band The Drones, and their final one before going on hiatus. Having grown tired with the more rock-oriented sound of the band up until that point, frontman Gareth Liddiard became fascinated with both vintage and modern electronic equipment - ranging from drum machines and samplers to the Teenage Engineering OP-1 synthesizer - in conceiving the album's sound. Its genre-defying[10][6] musical style has been described as visceral and ominous, featuring a relative absence of guitars and a prominent use of electronic textures. Its sessions also marked the first appearance of drummer Christian Strybosch since 2005's Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By.

Their shortest at just over 40 minutes, Feelin Kinda Free received fairly positive reviews for its eclectic sound and Liddiard's darker, more politically-charged lyricism. It also charted at #12 on the ARIA Charts - the band's highest till date.[11] The album went on to appear on numerous year-end lists and would later be chosen by Junkee as one of the best Australian albums of the decade.

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  3. ^ "Album of the week: Feelin Kinda Free". Triple R. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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  6. ^ a b Riley Findley (2 May 2016). "Review: Genre-spanning dissonance and electronic mayhem captured in 2016 record". The Lambert Post. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  7. ^ Nick Hartman (10 March 2016). "What is the real Australia? The Drones tear the myth apart on Feelin Kinda Free". Happy Mag. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  8. ^ Dylan Yadav (2 April 2016). "The Drones - Feelin Kinda Free". Immortal Reviews. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  9. ^ James Dawson (14 March 2016). "The Drones 'Feelin Kinda Free' - Album Review". GIGsoup. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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  11. ^ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - The Drones - Feelin Kinda Free". australian-charts.com.