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Portamento
Rock · 2011 · 12 tracks · 45m

Portamento

The Drums

Shimmering 80s-influenced indie pop that trades sunny surf tropes for darker, synth-driven introspection. A record for dancing through urban loneliness.

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It's like The Smiths went to a beach party but stayed in the car to write about their feelings.

A sharp, synth-tinged exploration of loneliness that feels both cold to the touch and deeply human.

Portamento · vs · The Drums
Crooning+1.3σ

The vocals lean notably further into crooning than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 45m
01
Book of Revelation
3:30
02
Days
4:29
03
What You Were
3:15
04
Money
3:54
05
Hard to Love
3:53
06
I Don’t Know How to Love
3:22
07
Searching for Heaven
2:49
08
Please Don’t Leave
4:12
09
If He Likes It Let Him Do It
3:51
10
I Need a Doctor
4:16
11
In the Cold
3:29
12
How It Ended
4:19
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden shift from the driving bass of Money into the vulnerable, almost skeletal bridge.
The haunting, church-like synth drone that opens Searching for Heaven, stripping away the pop artifice.
The way the guitar jangle in Days feels like it's physically vibrating against a cold studio wall.
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