Drums, The / "Abysmal Thoughts"
Album: "Abysmal Thoughts"   Collection:General
Artist:Drums, The   Added:Jul 2017
Label:Anti-  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-07-26 Pull Date: 2017-09-27
Week Ending: Oct 1 Sep 24 Sep 17 Sep 10 Sep 3 Aug 27 Aug 20 Aug 13
Airplays: 3 3 1 3 3 3 4 5

Recent Airplay
1. May 22, 2022: Lunar Echoes
I'll Fight For Your Life
4. Dec 27, 2017: The Fuzz Deli
I'll Fight For Your Life
2. Jan 17, 2018: The Fuzz Deli
Blood Under My Belt
5. Sep 27, 2017: The Fuzz Deli
Blood Under My Belt
3. Jan 09, 2018: Magnetized Toner: Best of 2017 (Part 2)
Blood Under My Belt
6. Sep 26, 2017: Waste FM
Heart Basel

Album Review
Telepathic Juan
Reviewed 2017-08-04
Abysmal Thoughts is the fourth studio album by New York City guitar pop The Drums. Abysmal Thoughts has a fascination with 1980s dream pop and C86 period vocals. Emotional and vintage.

RIYL: Hoops, Crescendo, Beach Fossils, Young Tender and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.

FCC WARNING: 8, 10
Recommended Tracks: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 [FCC], 9, 10 [FCC]

1. (4:04) Mirror – Slow/medium tempo. Vocals, guitars and a changing beat. Dramatic. C86 forever.
2. (3:51) *I'll Fight For Your Life – Guitars a la 1982 Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera period. Medium-up tempo. Synths as rhythmic base. Catchy.
3. (3:48) **Blood Under My Belt – Medium-up tempo. Fancy guitar pop with contagious melody and plenty of C86 infatuation for everyone.
4. (4:43) *Heart Basel – Another vintage guilty-ridden guitar pop track.
5. (3:36) Shoot The Sun Down – Vocal driven 1980s underground pop recording. Emotional and upbeat.
6. (4:38) Head Of The Horse – Slow synth crooner piece. 1980s pop dream.
7. (3:41) *Under The Ice – Medium-up tempo. Pleasant guitars and vocal melody.
8. (3:59) *Are U Fucked – FCC (Fucked). Slow tempo recording. Mellow, whispery vocals. Guitar and sax solo included.
9. (4:57) **Your Tenderness – Medium-up tempo. Sax and synth driven. Trippy vocals. Cool tune.
10. (3:07) *Rich Kids – FCC (Dickheads, Shits). Fast tempo track. Playful pop.
11. (3:50) If All We Share (Means Nothing) – Slow track. The ballad of the album.
12. (4:51) Abysmal Thoughts – Medium-up tempo. Friendly. Kind of 1980s R&B influenced. Emotional vocals galore.

Track Listing
1. Mirror   7. Under The Ice
2. I'll Fight For Your Life   8. Are U Fucked
3. Blood Under My Belt   9. Your Tenderness
4. Heart Basel   10. Rich Kids
5. Shoot The Sun Down   11. If All We Share (Means Nothing)
6. Head Of The Horse   12. Abysmal Thoughts