Feel Good Together
| Feel Good Together | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | September 29, 2009 |
| Recorded | May–June 2009 |
| Studio | Tangerine Sound (Akron, OH) |
| Genre | Indie rock |
| Length | 38:59 |
| Label | Audio Eagle |
| Producer |
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Feel Good Together is the only studio album by American indie rock band Drummer. It was released on September 29, 2009 via Audio Eagle Records.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10[2] |
| Prefix | 6.5/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Spectrum Culture | 2.5/5[5] |
| Under the Radar | [6] |
Feel Good Together was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 71 based on four reviews.[1]
David C. Obenour of Under the Radar praised the album, calling it "a bonafide indie rock, shoegaze venture, but with a real knack for melodies and, well... rhythm".[6] Stephen Deusner of Pitchfork stated: "despite the band name, the album is a guitar-driven record, relying primarily on Stillman's dexterous fretwork to lead the quintet in and out of geometric jams that sound vaguely prog-metal in origin".[2] Andrew Winistorfer of Prefix wrote: "together, which was recorded during a period of lengthy down time for all parties earlier this year, is the sound of five guys bro-ing down, drinking beers and recording an album. It's not the deepest thing ever recorded, but it is a fun little record that bears no pretense of seriousness".[3]
In his mixed review for Rolling Stone, Will Hermes concluded: "the echoey vocals recall Nineties shoegazers like Ride, and the instrumental breaks suggest quality time has been spent with Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted".[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lottery Dust" | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Feel Good Together" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Serious Encounters" | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Mature Fantasy" | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Every Nineteen Minutes" | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Good Golly" | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Connect to Lounge" | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Buddyscapes" | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Diamonds to Shake" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Summer Control" | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 38:59 | |
Personnel
- Jon Finley — vocals, guitar
- Steve Clements — background vocals, organ, Moog
- Jamie Stillman — guitar
- Patrick Carney — bass
- Greg Boyd — drums
- Ben Vehorn — producer, engineering, mixing
- Garrett Haines — mastering
References
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Feel Good Together - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Deusner, Stephen M. (October 22, 2009). "Drummer: Feel Good Together". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Winistorfer, Andrew (October 22, 2009). "Drummer: Feel Good Together | Prefixmag". prefixmag.com. Retrieved June 13, 2011 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b Hermes, Will (September 28, 2009). "Reviews | Music". Rolling Stone. No. 1089 (published October 15, 2009). p. 70.
- ^ Middleman, Chris (October 21, 2009). "Drummer: Feel Good Together". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Obenour, David C. (October 2, 2009). "Feel Good Together". Under The Radar. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
External links
- Drummer – Feel Good Together at Discogs (list of releases)