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Drums and Guns

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Drums and Guns
Studio album by
Low
Released20 March 2007
Recorded2006
GenreSlowcore, electronic, experimental
Length41:22
LabelSub Pop
ProducerDave Fridmann
Low chronology
The Great Destroyer
(2005) 		Drums and Guns
(2007) 		C'mon
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA–[3]
Mojo[4]
NME7/10[5]
Pitchfork8.1/10[6]
PopMatters8/10[7]
Q[8]
StylusA–[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes[10]
Uncut[11]

Drums and Guns is the eighth studio album by indie rock band Low. It is the second album they recorded with producer Dave Fridmann (The Great Destroyer). The album was partially inspired by the war in Iraq.[2] It was released on March 20, 2007, on Sub Pop records.

Musician Steve Adey covered "Murderer" on his 2017 LP Do Me a Kindness.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Pretty People"3:01
2."Belarus"3:17
3."Breaker"2:53
4."Dragonfly"3:44
5."Sandinista"2:22
6."Always Fade"3:57
7."Dust on the Window"4:12
8."Hatchet"2:18
9."Your Poison"1:13
10."Take Your Time"4:18
11."In Silence"2:46
12."Murderer"3:43
13."Violent Past"3:38

Charts

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Charts (2007) Peak
position
Belgium (Flanders) (Ultratop 50)[12] 60
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 54
Italy (FIMI)[14] 68
United States Billboard 200[15] 196
Billboard Top Heatseekers[15] 8
Billboard Top Independent Albums[15] 26

References

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  1. ^ "Drums And Guns by Low". Metacritic. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "AllMusic review". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Bahn, Christopher (March 20, 2007). "Low: Drums And Guns". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  4. ^ A record that sounds like absolutely no one else on the planet. [May 2007, p.102]
  5. ^ "NME Review". NME. April 4, 2007.
  6. ^ "Pitchfork Review". Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
  7. ^ [1] [dead link]
  8. ^ A purely musical delight. [May 2007, p.126]
  9. ^ Mathers, Ian (March 21, 2007). "Low - Drums and Guns". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  10. ^ Gliddon, Chris. "Low - Drums and Guns". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  11. ^ They may have defined a genre, but Low can clearly still move forward. [May 2007, p.99]
  12. ^ "Belgium: Top 100 Albums, Week Ending April 7, 2007". Ultratop.be. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  13. ^ "Ireland: Top 75 Albums, Week Ending April 12, 2007". GfK. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  14. ^ "Italy: Top 100 Albums, Week Ending March 20, 2007". Acharts.us. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  15. ^ a b c "Drums & Guns Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
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