Darlings (Kevin Drew album)

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]

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)
Singles from Darlings
"Good Sex" Released: February 14, 2014[1] "Mexican Aftershow Party" Released: February 24, 2014[2]

Professional ratings

Aggregate 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]

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

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

No.	Title	Length
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

Chart performance for Darlings

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200[16]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17]	45

References

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. "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 April 26, 2020.
17. "Kevin Drew Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2020.