Darlings (Kevin Drew album)

2014 studio album by Kevin Drew

Darlings

Studio album by

Kevin Drew

Released| March 18, 2014
Genre| Indie rock
Length| 42:26
Label| Arts & Crafts
Producer| Kevin Drew, Dave Hamelin, Graham Lessard
Kevin Drew chronology
| Something for All of Us...
(2008)  | Darlings
(2014)  |

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Singles from  Darlings

1. "Good Sex"
Released: February 14, 2014[1]
2. "Mexican Aftershow Party"
Released: February 24, 2014[2]

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 6.6/10[3]
Metacritic| 67/100[4]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [5]
Clash| 5/10[6]
Consequence of Sound| B[7]
DIY| [8]
Exclaim!| 7/10[9]
MusicOMH| [10]
NME| [11]
Pitchfork| 7.6/10[12]
Rolling Stone| [13]
Under the Radar| 6.5/10[14]

Darlings is the second studio album by Broken Social Scene co-founder Kevin Drew. It was released on March 18, 2014 through Arts & Crafts Productions.[15]

The album was recorded at the Banff Centre in Alberta with Graham Lessard and then taken to a house in Northern Ontario with Dave Hamelin for final recording and mixing. The album also features longtime collaborators Charles Spearin and Ohad Benchetrit along with Dean Stone.

## Critical reception

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Darlings was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 67, based on 18 reviews.[4]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Body Butter"| 2:25
2.| "Good Sex"| 3:09
3.| "It's Cool"| 3:51
4.| "Mexican Aftershow Party"| 3:27
5.| "You Gotta Feel It"| 4:03
6.| "First In Line"| 3:03
7.| "Bullshit Ballad"| 4:12
8.| "My God"| 4:45
9.| "You In Your Were"| 4:00
10.| "You Got Caught"| 4:07
11.| "And That's All I Know"| 5:24

## Charts

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Chart performance for Darlings Chart (2007)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[16] | 113
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] | 45

## References

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1. ^ Rachel, Cole (February 14, 2014). "Broken Social Scene Frontman Kevin Drew On His New Solo Album + "Good Sex" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
2. ^ Minsker, Evan (February 24, 2014). "Kevin Drew: "Mexican Aftershow Party"". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
3. ^ "Darlings by Kevin Drew". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
4. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
5. ^ Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
6. ^ Hampson, Gemma (April 2, 2014). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
7. ^ Terry, Josh (March 17, 2014). "Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
8. ^ Williamson, Coral (March 23, 2014). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
9. ^ Lau, Melody (March 17, 2014). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
10. ^ Ashton-Smith, Alan (March 18, 2014). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
11. ^ Daly, Rhian (March 14, 2014). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
12. ^ Cohen, Ian (March 19, 2014). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
13. ^ Dolan, Jon (March 18, 2014). "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
14. ^ Lau, Melody (March 14, 2014). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
15. ^ Battan, Carrie (March 10, 2014). "Stream Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene's New Album, Darlings". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
16. ^ "Kevin Drew Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
17. ^ "Kevin Drew Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

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Broken Social Scene

* Ohad Benchetrit
* Torquil Campbell
* Brendan Canning
* Jason Collett
* Evan Cranley
* John Crossingham
* Kevin Drew
* Ariel Engle
* Feist
* Sam Goldberg Jr.
* Emily Haines
* Marty Kinack
* Lisa Lobsinger
* Amy Millan
* Julie Penner
* Justin Peroff
* Elizabeth Powell
* Bill Priddle
* Charles Spearin
* Jason Tait
* Andrew Whiteman

Studio albums|

* Feel Good Lost
* You Forgot It in People
* Broken Social Scene
* Forgiveness Rock Record
* Hug of Thunder

Compilations and EPs|

* Bee Hives
* EP to Be You and Me
* Let's Try the After (Vol. 1)
* Anthems: A Celebration of Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It in People

Presents...|

* Spirit If...
* Something for All of Us...

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* Arts & Crafts
* This Movie Is Broken
* KC Accidental
* Metric
* Stars
* Do Make Say Think
* Land of Talk
* All Hands Make Light
* Apostle of Hustle
* Cookie Duster
* Reverie Sound Revue
* It's All Gonna Break

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