| Drenge | ||||
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| Released | 19 August 2013 | |||
| Genre | Garage rock, grunge, blues rock, punk rock | |||
| Length | 37:21 | |||
| Label | Infectious | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (76/100) [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| NME | (8/10)[2] |
| The Guardian |   [3] |
| The Independent | [4] |
| Clash | (8/10)[5] |
Drenge is the self-titled debut album by British band Drenge. It was released on 19 August 2013 on Infectious Music. The album reached #39 on the iTunes charts upon its release.[6]
The album received mostly positive reviews with Clash Music describing the album's use of a "brand of raucous, nihilistic, grungy garage punk" as "thrilling", as well as stating that "The thrashing energy [heard in earlier tracks] does relent somewhat towards the end, yet this remains an impressive introductory manifesto."[5]
Their single 'Bloodsports' was nominated for Zane Lowe's 2013 Top 100 Hottest Records.[7]
The artwork for this album features a photograph of Wardsend Cemetery in Sheffield and a nearby scrapyard.
- ^ Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ NME review
- ^ "Drenge: Drenge – review". The Guardian. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022.
- ^ The Independent review
- ^ a b Clash review
- ^ iTunes Page with chart information
- ^ Zane Lowe's 100 Hottest Records 2013